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Drama adaptation of Charles Dickens's much-loved tale of a young orphan boy. Having endured a miserable and brutal childhood, Oliver escapes to a seductive world in London.

Drama adaptation of Charles Dickens's much-loved tale of a young orphan boy. Having endured a miserable and brutal childhood, Oliver is sold to a local 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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Sat 24 May 2008 21:00

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Role Contributor
Oliver Twist William Miller
Fagin Timothy Spall
The Artful Dodger Adam Arnold
Bill Sikes Tom Hardy
Mr Sowerbury John Sessions
Mr Brownlow Edward Fox
Director Coky Giedroyc
Producer Sarah Brown
Writer Sarah Phelps

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