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Oliver Twist

Series 1

Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One LondonLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

Available for years

Drama adaptation of Charles Dickens's much-loved tale of a young orphan boy. Having endured a miserable and brutal childhood, Oliver is sold to a local 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. Show less

Contributors

Oliver Twist:
William Miller
The Artful Dodger:
Adam Arnold
Bill Sikes:
Tom Hardy
Mr Sowerbury:
John Sessions
Mr Brownlow:
Edward Fox
Director:
Coky Giedroyc
Producer:
Sarah Brown

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