Oliver Twist (1985 TV miniseries)

Oliver Twist
Genre	Drama
Directed by	Gareth Davies
Produced by	Terrance Dicks
Written by	Alexander Baron
Based on	Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Starring	Lysette Anthony Ben Rodska Eric Porter Michael Attwell Godfrey James Frank Middlemass
Music by	Dudley Simpson
Country	UK
Language	English
Original channel	BBC
Original run	13 October 1985 – 29 December 1985
Running time	360 minutes
No. of episodes	12

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 very closely.

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
• 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

External links

• Oliver Twist (1985 TV miniseries) at the Internet Movie Database