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Oliver Twist

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Episode 1

Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes

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

Drama adaptation of Charles Dickens's much-loved tale of a young orphan boy. A young, unmarried woman gives birth to a baby boy, Oliver Twist. She dies, leaving a letter and a locket which are stolen by a workhouse servant. Oliver finds himself in London where he is introduced to the seductive world of Fagin and his gang and soon finds himself in trouble with the law. Show less

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