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Oliver Twist

BBC One
on BBC One London

Classic drama starring Alec Guinness, Robert Newton

A compelling and moving adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic novel. When orphan Oliver Twist runs away from the brutality of the workhouse, he little realises the dangers he will face in London - especially when he joins a gang headed by arch-villain Fagin.
(1948) 8/W
Barry Norman page 46

Contributors

Director:
David Lean
Fagin:
Alec Guinness
Bill Sikes:
Robert Newton
Oliver Twist:
John Howard Davies
Nancy:
Kay Walsh
Artful Dodger:
Anthony Newley
Monks:
Ralph Truman
Source: Radio Times

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