About this season
When 9-year-old orphan Oliver Twist dares to ask his cruel taskmaster, Mr. Bumble, for a second serving of gruel, he's hired out as an apprentice. Escaping that dismal fate, young Oliver falls in with the street urchin known as the Artful Dodger and his criminal mentor, Fagin. When kindly Mr. Brownlow takes Oliver in, Fagin's evil henchman Bill Sikes plots to kidnap the boy.
Episodes (4)
1
E1
1. Wherein It is Shown How Oliver Twist Came to be Born in Such Sad Circumstances
Aired 28 November 1999 • 95 min
2
E2
2. Containing Fresh Discoveries, and Showing That Surprises, Like Misfortunes, Seldom Come Alone
Aired 5 December 1999 • 95 min
3
E3
3. Wherein Oliver is Educated by His Friend Fagin and Delivered Over to Mr. William Sikes
Aired 12 December 1999 • 95 min
4
E4
4. In Which All is Revealed......
Aired 19 December 1999 • 95 min