Season 1
1985 | 12 Episodes
In a storm, in a workhouse, to a nameless woman, young Oliver Twist is born into parish care where he's overworked and underfed. As he grows older his adventures take him from the countryside to London, through harsh treatment, kindness, an undertaker, and a thieves' dens, where he makes friends and enemies. But all the time he is pursued by the mysterious Monks, who hires Fagin to turn Oliver into a thief. Oliver is rescued by chance and kind friends. But it's a puzzle of legitimacy, inheritance, and identity that Oliver's friends must attempt to unravel before Monks can destroy Oliver.
Country: United Kingdom
Type: scripted
Status: Ended
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 1985
Also Known As: Оливър Туист, Oliver Twist苦海孤雛 | See more »
Production Co: BBC Pebble Mill, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
1985 | 12 Episodes
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Art Direction for a Comedy or Dramatic Series