"Oliver Twist" (1999)TV mini-series

Director:

Renny Rye

Writers:

Alan Bleasdale (writer)
Charles Dickens (novel)

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:

Child's Point Of View | 19th Century | Child Abuse | Victorian Era | Melancholy

Awards:

1 win & 4 nominations

Cast

Sam Smith	...	Oliver Twist
David Ross	...	Mr Bumble
Julie Walters	...	Mrs. Mann
Roger Lloyd-Pack	...	Mr Sowerberry
Ger Ryan	...	Mrs Sowerberry
Michael Kitchen	...	Mr Brownlow
Annette Crosbie	...	Mrs Bedwin
Keira Knightley	...	Rose Fleming (as Kiera Knightley)
Tim Dutton	...	Edwin Leeford
Lindsay Duncan	...	Elizabeth Leeford
Marc Warren	...	Monks
Robert Lindsay	...	Fagin
Alex Crowley	...	Artful Dodger
Andy Serkis	...	Bill Sikes
Emily Woof	...	Nancy

Runtime:

386 min (4 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Filming Locations:

Alston, Cumbria, England, UK

Company:

Diplomat Films

Quotes:

[Edward and Elizabeth are on horseback]
Edward: Woah, boy, woah.
Elizabeth: It's a girl!
Edward: Is it?
[tries to look under the horse]

Movie Connections:

Version of Oliver Twist (1922)

Soundtrack:

Fantasia for Piano 4 Hands in F Minor

What an eye-opener!

I have just been watching this for a second time on cable TV here in Australia and I enjoyed it just as much as I did the first time. Full marks to Robert Lindsay as Fagin...but what an eye-opener for me was Edward Leeford/Monks played by Marc Warren. I thought to myself, "Where has this guy been hiding?" but then looking at his profile on IMDb he has done - and is doing - so much work that I can't believe that I've only just noticed him. No-one has made this much of an impression on me since I was awakened to the talents of Tim Roth. Who will be the next brilliant actor - male or female - to come out of hiding and surprise us all?