Oliver Twist (1985 TV serial)
Appearance
Oliver Twist | |
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Based on | Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
Written by | Alexander Baron |
Directed by | Gareth Davies |
Starring | Lysette Anthony Ben Rodska Eric Porter Michael Attwell Godfrey James Frank Middlemass |
Theme music composer | Dudley Simpson |
Country of origin | UK |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 12 |
Production | |
Producer | Terrance Dicks |
Running time | 360 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC1 |
Release | 13 October – 29 December 1985 |
Oliver Twist is a 1985 BBC TV serial. It was directed by Gareth Davies, and adapted by Alexander Baron from the novel by Charles Dickens. It follows the book more closely than any of the other film adaptions.
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
- 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)
- 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