Directed by:
Renny RyeScreenplay:
Alan BleasdaleCinematography:
Walter McGillComposer:
Paul PritchardCast:
Annette Crosbie, Marc Warren, Michael Kitchen, Lindsay Duncan, Julie Walters, David Ross, Roger Lloyd Pack, Keira Knightley, Tim Dutton, Robert Lindsay (more)Episodes(4)
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Wherein It Is Shewn How Oliver Twist Came to Be Born in Such Sad Circumstances (E01)
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Containing Fresh Discoveries, and Shewing That Surprises, Like Misfortunes, Seldom Come Alone (E02)
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Wherein Oliver Is Educated by His Friend Fagin and Delivered Over to Mr. William Sikes (E03)
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In Which All Is Revealed... (E04)
Plots(1)
In this extraordinary production, storyteller Alan Bleasdale broadens the scope of Charles Dickens' classic tale of an orphan in 19th century England and the characters who influence his destiny.
Oliver's mother, Agnes, struggles against the tragic circumstances that ultimately leave Oliver a penniless orphan. At the Parish Workhouse, he is forced by other boys to ask for more food, and as a result, is sold as an apprentice to a miserly undertaker. He runs away and is taken in by master thief Fagin, who is in league with a murderous pair determined to see that Oliver never inherits the fortune he deserves. Life twists and turns again and again for Oliver, landing him in alternately dangerous and hopeful circumstances.
Oliver Twist is a drama of dark comedy, astonishing vivacity and soaring imagination, but ultimately, it is a story that celebrates the resilience and triumph of a little boy's spirit.
(official distributor synopsis)
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