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Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist

20076.51 Season5 EpisodesEnded

Overview

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.

Created by Charles Dickens
Written by Charles Dickens
Produced by Sarah Brown
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

William Miller

William Miller

Oliver Twist

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Adam Arnold

The Artful Dodger

Timothy Spall

Timothy Spall

Fagin

Tom Hardy

Tom Hardy

Bill Sikes

Sophie Okonedo

Sophie Okonedo

Nancy

Edward Fox

Edward Fox

Mr Brownlow

Themes & Keywords

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About Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist is a drama series that first aired in 2007 exploring themes of based on novel or book, victorian england, thief, miniseries, orphan, period drama. Created by Charles Dickens, it stars William Miller, Adam Arnold, Timothy Spall. 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.

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