"Oliver Twist" (1999) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

8 October 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Based on Charles Dickens' novel, this adaptation traces the childhood of an orphan whose mother dies...

Plot Keywords:

Orphan | Thief | 19th Century | TV Mini-Series | Child Abuse

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

David Ross	...	Mr Bumble (4 episodes, 1999)
Julie Walters	...	Mrs. Mann (4 episodes, 1999)
Michael Kitchen	...	Mr Brownlow (4 episodes, 1999)
Annette Crosbie	...	Mrs Bedwin (4 episodes, 1999)
Lindsay Duncan	...	Elizabeth Leeford (4 episodes, 1999)
Marc Warren	...	Monks (4 episodes, 1999)
Sam Smith	...	Oliver Twist (3 episodes, 1999)
Keira Knightley	...	Rose Fleming (3 episodes, 1999)
Robert Lindsay	...	Fagin (3 episodes, 1999)
Alex Crowley	...	Artful Dodger (3 episodes, 1999)
Andy Serkis	...	Bill Sikes (3 episodes, 1999)
Emily Woof	...	Nancy (3 episodes, 1999)
Isla Fisher	...	Bet (3 episodes, 1999)
John Grillo	...	Mr Grimwig (3 episodes, 1999)
Charlotte Le Moignan	...	Young Rose Fleming (3 episodes, 1999)
Roland Manookian	...	Charley Bates (3 episodes, 1999)
Roger Lloyd-Pack	...	Mr Sowerberry (2 episodes, 1999)
Tim Dutton	...	Edwin Leeford (2 episodes, 1999)
Alun Armstrong	...	Mr Fleming (2 episodes, 1999)
David Bark-Jones	...	Dr. Losberne (2 episodes, 1999)
Laura Grace Cockroft	...	Chertsey Maid (2 episodes, 1999)
Sarah Flind	...	Homely Maid (2 episodes, 1999)
Morgan Jones	...	Brittles (2 episodes, 1999)
Sam Kelly	...	Giles (2 episodes, 1999)
Calum MacPherson	...	Blacksmith Bignall (2 episodes, 1999)
Rosalind March	...	Mrs Corney (2 episodes, 1999)
Sophia Myles	...	Agnes Fleming (2 episodes, 1999)
Alan Pentony	...	Pedlar (2 episodes, 1999)
Iain Robertson	...	Woodcroft (2 episodes, 1999)
Hilary Sesta	...	Martha, Female Pauper (2 episodes, 1999)
Liz Smith	...	Sally (2 episodes, 1999)

Runtime:

386 min (4 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Alston, Cumbria, England, UK

Company:

Diplomat Films

Quotes:

Rose: You have to get that locket back.

Movie Connections:

Version of Oliver Twist (2005)

Soundtrack:

Fantasia for Piano 4 Hands in F Minor

Why change a great story?

This production suffers from two problems. The locations in Prague look exactly like..........locations in Prague. There are plenty of places in London and even Paris that have the right Victorian look. But Prague is cheaper. Secondly, if you making a mini series then there is enough screen time to really get into the detail of Dickens' book. So why get in scriptwriters that seem to think they are better writers than Dickens and allow them to change significant parts of the story, leave out whole chapters of perfectly valid storyline and finally change the whole Bill Sikes death scene? On the whole the acting was very good, Julie Walters and Robert Lindsay deserve a special mention.But ultimately this was very disappointing.