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Oliver Twist : Season 1
  • Network: BBC-1
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 18, 2007
  • Season #: 1
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72 out of 100

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  • Summary: Masterpiece focuses more on Oliver's family in this latest adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel about the orphan (William Miller) who joins a gang of pickpocketers led by Fagin (Timothy Spall).
  • Genre(s): Drama, Movie/Mini-Series

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. San Francisco Chronicle
    Reviewed by: David Wiegand
    100
    From spot-on casting and one extraordinary performance after another, to a bold adaptation by Sarah Phelps, to Coky Giedroyc's energizing direction, to a toe-tapping musical score (that probably doesn't belong here, but fie on that - it's fun), this Oliver Twist is a thrill ride for anyone who still believes that TV can be entertaining.
  2. USA Today
    Reviewed by: Robert Bianco
    88
    Times have changed, but they haven't weakened the basic strength of Dickens' story or diminished his insights into a society in which the poor are left to their own oppressed devices unless they cross paths with the rich.
  3. New York Daily News
    Reviewed by: David Hinckley
    60
    This latest production of the Dickens classic, solid but not spectacular, adds a few contemporary touches, including some rather modern-sounding background music and expressions like "go bonkers."

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  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. LyndaH
    4
    Photographs on the table; an unkempt judge unrealistically young; an underground sewer- these did not exist in the 1830s. Add some modern, inappropriate music, and the whole thing was absolutely dreadful. I couldn't believe it was produced by the BBC!… Expand
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