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Oliver Twist

  • 1985
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~30m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 5.9/10

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.

Latest: Miniseries · 1985

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  1. E1. Episode One

    Oct 13, 1985 · 30m

    An unknown girl dies in childbirth at a county workhouse, giving birth to a son. Who is she? What will become of her child?

  2. E2. Episode Two

    Oct 20, 1985 · 30m

    The child was given the name Oliver. Already the workhouse guardians are having problems with him for not following their strict orders. No-one dares to ask for more gruel, and so Oliver is placed in the charge of Mr. Sowerberry, the undertaker, as an apprentice. But Oliver rebels against his harsh treatment at Mr. Sowerberry's and runs away to London.

  3. E3. Episode Three

    Oct 27, 1985 · 30m

    Oliver runs into the Artful Dodger, who persuades him to join Fagin's criminal gang. Shortly thereafter, Oliver gets arrested for a crime committed by the Artful Dodger.

  4. E4. Episode Four

    Nov 3, 1985 · 30m

    Mr. Brownlow gets Oliver freed, but Fagin kidnaps him again.

  5. E5. Episode Five

    Nov 10, 1985 · 30m

    Oliver refuses to become a pickpocket, so Fagin forces him to join Bill Sikes in a burglary.

  6. E6. Episode Six

    Nov 17, 1985 · 30m

    The burglary did not go off as planned. To avoid prosecution, Bill Sikes flees from the scene, leaving Oliver behind, who was badly wounded. Fagin is worried he's lost his investment, and Monks checks in on Fagin regarding Oliver's whereabouts, who's in a bad state, but finds refuge at the Maylie household.

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