Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial) explained

Director:	Gareth Davies
Starring:	Lysette Anthony Ben Rodska Eric Porter Michael Attwell Godfrey James Frank Middlemass
Theme Music Composer:	Dudley Simpson
Country:	United Kingdom
Language:	English
Num Episodes:	12
Producer:	Terrance Dicks
Runtime:	360 minutes
Network:	BBC1

Oliver Twist is a 1985 BBC TV serial.^[1] It was produced by Terrance Dicks, directed by Gareth Davies, and adapted by Alexander Baron from the 1838 novel by Charles Dickens.^[2] This version follows the book more closely than any of the other film adaptions.

Plot

For a detailed plot, see Oliver Twist.

Cast

• Eric Porter - Fagin
• Michael Attwell - Bill Sikes
• Ben Rodska - Oliver Twist
• Amanda Harris - Nancy
• Godfrey James - Mr. Bumble
• Frank Middlemass - Mr Brownlow
• Lysette Anthony - Rose Maylie / Agnes Fleming (Anthony had previously played Oliver's mother in the 1982 adaptation of the novel.)
• Pip Donaghy - Monks
• David Garlick - The Artful Dodger (Garlick had previously played the Dodger on Broadway and West End revivals of Oliver!)
• Nicholas Bond-Owen - Charley Bates
• David King - Giles
• Gillian Martell - Mrs. Maylie
• Edward Burnham - Mr Grimwig
• Julian Firth - Noah Claypole
• Miriam Margolyes - Mrs Corney (later Mrs Bumble)
• Raymond Witch - Mr. Sowerberry
• Terry Molloy - Brittles
• Christian Rodska - Barney
• Dominic Jephcott - Harry Maylie
• Carys Llewelyn - Charlotte
• Christopher Driscoll - Toby Crackit
• Janet Henfrey - Martha
• David McKail - Doctor Losberne
• Scott Funnell - Young Oliver Twist

Notes and References

1. Web site: Oliver Twist. November 17, 1985. 3235. 44. BBC Genome.
2. Web site: Oliver Twist Part 5 (1985). https://web.archive.org/web/20180603104415/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2b7d3c10ee. dead. 3 June 2018. BFI.