An orphan named Oliver Twist meets a pickpocket on the streets of London. From there, he joins a household of boys who are trained to steal for their master.
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Ben Rodska | ... |
Oliver Twist
(11 episodes, 1985)
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| Eric Porter | ... |
Fagin
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| Michael Attwell | ... |
Bill Sikes
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Pip Donaghy | ... |
Monks
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Amanda Harris | ... |
Nancy
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Nicholas Bond-Owen | ... |
Charley Bates
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| Godfrey James | ... |
Mr. Bumble
(7 episodes, 1985)
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| Lysette Anthony | ... |
Rose Maylie
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David King | ... |
Giles
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David Garlick | ... |
The Artful Dodger
(7 episodes, 1985)
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| Frank Middlemass | ... |
Mr. Brownlow
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Gillian Martell | ... |
Mrs. Maylie
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| Christian Rodska | ... |
Barney
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| Miriam Margolyes | ... |
Mrs. Bumble
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(5 episodes, 1985)
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| Edward Burnham | ... |
Mr. Grimwig
(5 episodes, 1985)
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| Julian Firth | ... |
Noah Claypole
(5 episodes, 1985)
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| Dominic Jephcott | ... |
Harry Maylie
(4 episodes, 1985)
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| Terry Molloy | ... |
Brittles
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Carys Llewelyn | ... |
Charlotte
(4 episodes, 1985)
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Betty Turner | ... |
Old Sally
(3 episodes, 1985)
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Hilda Braid | ... |
Mrs. Bedwin
(3 episodes, 1985)
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Margaret Ainley | ... |
Susan
(3 episodes, 1985)
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| Janet Henfrey | ... |
Martha
(3 episodes, 1985)
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Beryl Cooke | ... |
Anny
(3 episodes, 1985)
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Christopher Driscoll | ... |
Toby Crackit
(3 episodes, 1985)
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Matthew Duke | ... |
Jem
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Scott Funnell | ... |
Little Oliver
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(2 episodes, 1985)
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David McKail | ... |
Doctor Losberne
(2 episodes, 1985)
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Jeffrey Segal | ... |
Bookseller
(2 episodes, 1985)
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Walter Hall | ... |
Policeman
(2 episodes, 1985)
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Keith Campbell | ... |
Clerk of the Court
(2 episodes, 1985)
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Mark Bassenger | ... |
Cabbie
(2 episodes, 1985)
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Colin Rix | ... |
Inspector
(2 episodes, 1985)
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Chris Chandler | ... |
Knocker
(2 episodes, 1985)
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Peter Whitbread | ... |
Parish Surgeon
(1 episode, 1985)
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Raymond Witch | ... |
Mr. Sowerberry
(1 episode, 1985)
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| June Brown | ... |
Mrs. Mann
(1 episode, 1985)
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Elizabeth Proud | ... |
Mrs. Sowerberry
(1 episode, 1985)
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| Davyd Harries | ... |
White Waistcoat
(1 episode, 1985)
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| Donald Eccles | ... |
Limbkins
(1 episode, 1985)
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Terence Soall | ... |
Clerical Gent
(1 episode, 1985)
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Norman Rutherford | ... |
The Magistrate
(1 episode, 1985)
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Brian Badcoe | ... |
Second Magistrate
(1 episode, 1985)
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Henry Stamper | ... |
Mr. Fang
(1 episode, 1985)
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| Leslie Schofield | ... |
Patterer
(1 episode, 1985)
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Simon Watkins | ... |
Gamfield
(1 episode, 1985)
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| Harry Fielder | ... |
Big Man
(1 episode, 1985)
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| Nicholas McArdle | ... |
Master
(1 episode, 1985)
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Nigel Anthony | ... |
Jailer
(1 episode, 1985)
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Geoffrey Greenhill | ... |
Landlord
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Production Companies
Distributors
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (1985) (United Kingdom) (tv)
- BBC Video (1988) (United Kingdom) (VHS)
- CBS/Fox (1988) (United Kingdom) (video)
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Storyline
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In a storm, in a workhouse, to a nameless woman, young Oliver Twist is born into parish care where he's overworked and underfed. As he grows older his adventures take him from the countryside to London, through harsh treatment, kindness, an undertaker, and a thieves' dens, where he makes friends and enemies. But all the time he is pursued by the mysterious Monks, who hires Fagin to turn Oliver into a thief. Oliver is rescued by chance and kind friends. But it's a puzzle of legitimacy, inheritance, and identity that Oliver's friends must attempt to unravel before Monks can destroy Oliver. Written by Kathy Li |
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Did You Know?
| Trivia | Of the 30 or so filmed versions of the same Charles Dickens novel (excluding indirect adaptations and parodies such as Oliver & Company (1988)), this is considered the most complete and accurate adaptation, as it manages to depict almost all of the characters and incidents from the book. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction (2005). See more » |