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Oliver Twist

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Release

18 Dec 2007

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Production

BBC One

Overview

When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.

Plot

The adventures of the orphaned Oliver Twist in Victorian London.

Cast

William MillerTom HardySophie Okonedo

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.3/10

Season 1

Air Date:19 Dec 2007
Available

Seasons

1 Seasons and a Special Season

Season 1

Season 1

Part 1

Having endured a miserable and brutal childhood, young Oliver is sold to an undertaker, where his mistreatment forces him to escape to London. Once in the capital, he is welcomed into the seductive world of pick-pocketing by the criminal underworld and, before long, is in deep trouble with the law.

Runtime:1h
Air Date:19 Dec 2007Available

Episodes of Season 1

5 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
EP 5
S1 E1