Oliver Twist

TV Mini Series
1985
6h

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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.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.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

Eric Porter

Fagin

Michael Attwell

Bill Sikes

Pip Donaghy

Monks

Amanda Harris

Nancy

Nicholas Bond-Owen

Charley Bates

Godfrey James

Mr. Bumble

Lysette Anthony

Rose Maylie…

David King

Giles

David Garlick

The Artful Dodger

Frank Middlemass

Mr. Brownlow

Gillian Martell

Mrs. Maylie

Christian Rodska

Barney

Miriam Margolyes

Mrs. Bumble…

Edward Burnham

Mr. Grimwig

Julian Firth

Noah Claypole

Dominic Jephcott

Harry Maylie

Terry Molloy

Brittles

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Of the 30 or so filmed versions of the same Charles Dickens novel (excluding indirect adaptations and parodies such as Oliver & Compagnie (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.

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Featured in Terrance Dicks: Fact & Fiction (2005)

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10/10

The nearest to the book that we'll ever get

The BBC really know how to 'do' Dickens.

From Dudley Simpson's haunting title music to Eric Porter's sinister Fagin, this is truest adaptation of the book that I know.

The production values are spot-on, capturing the filth and seediness of Dickens' London. Michael Attwell is the most menacing of Bill Sykes and Ben Rodska makes Oliver innocent without being too goody-goody.

If that were not enough, the length of the production (6 hours) means that, for once, the sub-plots are included and the main plots are laid out as Dickens wrote them.

If 6 hours is too long then David Lean still represents the safest bet but, for the purist, this will probably never be improved upon.