An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.
1 season · 12 episodes
An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor i
Episode One
Oct 13, 198530 min
An unknown girl dies in childbirth at a county workhouse, giving birth to a son. Who is she? What will become of her child?
Episode Two
Oct 20, 198530 min
The child was given the name Oliver. Already the workhouse guardians are having problems with him for not following their strict orders. No-one dares to ask for more gruel, and so Oliver is placed in the charge of Mr. Sowerberry, the undert
Episode Three
Oct 27, 198530 min
Oliver runs into the Artful Dodger, who persuades him to join Fagin's criminal gang. Shortly thereafter, Oliver gets arrested for a crime committed by the Artful Dodger.
Episode Four
Nov 3, 198530 min
Mr. Brownlow gets Oliver freed, but Fagin kidnaps him again.
Episode Five
Nov 10, 198530 min
Oliver refuses to become a pickpocket, so Fagin forces him to join Bill Sikes in a burglary.
Episode Six
Nov 17, 198530 min
The burglary did not go off as planned. To avoid prosecution, Bill Sikes flees from the scene, leaving Oliver behind, who was badly wounded. Fagin is worried he's lost his investment, and Monks checks in on Fagin regarding Oliver's whereabo
