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Oliver Twist

CrimeDrama

Release

28 Nov 1999

Country

United Kingdom

Language

English

Production

ITV1

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

An orphan named Oliver Twist (Sam Smith) meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.

Cast

Sam SmithDavid RossJulie Walters

Ratings

Internet Movie Database: 7.7/10Rotten Tomatoes: 61%

Miniseries

Air Date:29 Nov 1999
Available

Wherein It is Shown How Oliver Twist Came to be Born in Such Sad Circumstances

Runtime:1h 35m
Air Date:29 Nov 1999Available

Episodes of Miniseries

4 episodes

EP 1
EP 2
EP 3
EP 4
S1 E1