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Oliver Twist

Drama

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.

Oct 13, 19851 seasons12 episodesEndedEN

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Seasons

Miniseries

12 episodes

Premiered Oct 13, 1985

Episodes

1–6 of 12

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Ep 1

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?

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Ep 2

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.

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Ep 3

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.

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Ep 4

Episode Four

Nov 3, 1985

30m

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

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Ep 5

Episode Five

Nov 10, 1985

30m

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

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Ep 6

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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