An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
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Episode 1
Part 1
1h7.5 / 10
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.
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Directed by Coky GiedroycWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Sarah Lancashire, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Morven Christie, Anna Massey, Louis Edleston, Nicola Walker, Gregor Fisher, John Sessions
Fagin meets Monks and is promised handsome payment if he brings about Oliver's death. Fagin reasons, however, that someone may pay to have him returned safely.
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Directed by Coky GiedroycWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Sarah Lancashire, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Morven Christie, Anna Massey, Louis Edleston, Keenan Munn-Francis, Niall O'Mara, Reece dos Santos
Sikes escapes back to London with a badly wounded Oliver, and Nancy nurses him, determined to save his life.
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Directed by Coky GiedroycWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Sarah Lancashire, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Morven Christie, Anna Massey, Louis Edleston, Nicola Walker, Gregor Fisher, Keenan Munn-Francis
Dodger discovers he is betrayed by Nancy, putting her in grave danger.
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Directed by Coky GiedroycWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Sarah Lancashire, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Morven Christie, Anna Massey, Louis Edleston, Nicola Walker, Gregor Fisher, Keenan Munn-Francis
Sikes goes on the run with Oliver, but his journey is interrupted. Brownlow and the police search Fagin's den. Monks returns to London, but upon his arrival home, he finds Brownlow, Rose, and the police waiting for him.
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Directed by Coky GiedroycWritten by Sarah PhelpsGuest stars Sarah Lancashire, Julian Rhind-Tutt, Morven Christie, Anna Massey, Louis Edleston, Nicola Walker, Gregor Fisher, Keenan Munn-Francis
