Oliver Twist : Season 1

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BBC-1 | BBC | Season Premiere Date: December 18, 2007

Starring: Sophie Okonedo, Tom Hardy, Timothy Spall

Summary: Masterpiece focuses more on Oliver's family in this latest adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel about the orphan (William Miller) who joins a gang of pickpocketers led by Fagin (Timothy Spall).

Genre(s): Drama

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S1:E12. Episode 12
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David Wiegand

From spot-on casting and one extraordinary performance after another, to a bold adaptation by Sarah Phelps, to Coky Giedroyc's energizing direction, to a toe-tapping musical score (that probably doesn't belong here, but fie on that - it's fun), this Oliver Twist is a thrill ride for anyone who still believes that TV can be entertaining. Read full review

Robert Bianco

Times have changed, but they haven't weakened the basic strength of Dickens' story or diminished his insights into a society in which the poor are left to their own oppressed devices unless they cross paths with the rich. Read full review

Alynda Wheat

The humor is wilder, the penury sadder, and Sophie Okonedo a winsome Nancy. The only bad twist is the overwrought score. Read full review

Laura Fries

Director Coky Giedroyc's grittier, reality-based approach to Sarah Phelps' adaptation contrasts sharply the popular and nostalgic musical account "Oliver!" Nevertheless, this version does stay true to Dickens' original intent to call attention to social evils in harsh times. Read full review

Ellen Gray

Timothy Spall steps onto the screen as one of Dickens' most ambivalent villains in a largely unexceptional version adapted by Sarah Phelps. Read full review

Matthew Gilbert

The two-part miniseries makes missteps aplenty, with tone and plot changes from the novel that will likely offend purists. But it nonetheless has a warm spirit and an original vision, which is more than I can say for Roman Polanski's rote 2005 version. Read full review

Mike Hale

Their response is a conventional condensation that sticks to the broad outlines of the book while scrambling characters and events in myriad small ways guaranteed to enrage Dickens purists. Read full review

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LyndaH

Dec 27, 2009

Photographs on the table; an unkempt judge unrealistically young; an underground sewer- these did not exist in the 1830s. Add some modern, inappropriate music, and the whole thing was absolutely dreadful. I couldn't believe it was produced by the BBC!

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Series Overview
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: December 18, 2007
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  S1:E12. Episode 12
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  S1:E11. Episode 11
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  S1:E5. Episode 5
  Air Date: December 22, 2007
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  Air Date: December 21, 2007
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  Air Date: December 20, 2007
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  S1:E2. Episode 2
  Air Date: December 19, 2007
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  S1:E1. Episode 1
  Air Date: December 18, 2007