Oliver Twist(2007)
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
- Created by:
- Sarah Phelps
- First aired:
- 2007-12-18
- Country:
- GB
- Network:
- BBC One
Episodes
1. Part 1
★ 7.52007-12-18 · 60m
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.
2. Part 2
★ 7.52007-12-19 · 30m
Fagin meets Monks and is promised handsome payment if he brings about Oliver's death. Fagin reasons, however, that someone may pay to have him returned safely.
3. Part 3
★ 7.52007-12-20 · 30m
Sikes escapes back to London with a badly wounded Oliver, and Nancy nurses him, determined to save his life.
4. Part 4
★ 8.02007-12-21 · 30m
Dodger discovers he is betrayed by Nancy, putting her in grave danger.
5. Part 5
★ 7.52007-12-22 · 35m
Sikes goes on the run with Oliver, but his journey is interrupted. Brownlow and the police search Fagin's den. Monks returns to London, but upon his arrival home, he finds Brownlow, Rose, and the police waiting for him.
Where to watch
Free
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Cast
William Miller
Oliver Twist
- A
Adam Arnold
The Artful Dodger
Timothy Spall
Fagin
Tom Hardy
Bill Sikes
Sophie Okonedo
Nancy
Edward Fox
Mr Brownlow
