About this programme
The young Oliver's independent ways lead to his being expelled from the workhouse and sold as an undertaker's apprentice. Narrowly escaping the clutches of his villainous half-brother Monks, he flees to London - where Fagin and his gang of urchins are waiting for him. Alan Bleasdale's adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel, starring Sam Smith, Robert Lindsay and Julie Walters.
Cast and crew
Cast
- Oliver Twist
- Sam Smith
- Mr Bumble
- David Ross
- Mrs Mann
- Julie Walters
- Mr Sowerberry
- Roger Lloyd Pack
- Mr Brownlow
- Michael Kitchen
- Fagin
- Robert Lindsay
- Nancy
- Emily Woof
- Bill Sikes
- Andy Serkis
- Mrs Bedwin
- Annette Crosbie
- Elizabeth Leeford
- Lindsay Duncan
- Rose Fleming
- Keira Knightley
- Monks
- Marc Warren
Crew
- Director
- Renny Rye
- Dramatised By
- Alan Bleasdale
- Writer
- Charles Dickens
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