Oliver Twist - Season 1 - Eps 1: Part 1
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.
About Oliver Twist
Title: Oliver Twist
First Air Date: 2007-12-18
Last Air Date: 2007-12-22
Status: Ended
Rating: 6.5/10 (from 89 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 2
Total Episodes: 5
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: GBH, BBC, United Productions, Diplomat Films
Synopsis
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.
Cast
William Miller
Oliver Twist
Adam Arnold
The Artful Dodger
Timothy Spall
Fagin
Tom Hardy
Bill Sikes
Sophie Okonedo
Nancy
Edward Fox
Mr Brownlow