Search - Masterpiece Theatre: Oliver Twist on DVD

MPAA Rating: NR Movie Release: 1999 DVD Release: 04/13/2004 Format: DVD - Closed Captioned Edition: Television Audio Tracks: English SwapaDVD Credits: 3 Number of Discs: 3 Run Time: 6 hrs 0 mins Studio: WGBH Boston Total Copies: 1 Genres: Drama, Period Film

This 2000 television adaptation of Charles Dickens' Victorian classic was originally released as a six-hour, three-part miniseries on PBS. Adapted by Alan Bleasdale, this version of Oliver Twist gives viewers a new look at an old story, waiting 90 minutes to even introduce its eponymous hero (played by Sam Smith), and taking pains to establish the background of Oliver's parents, good-hearted Agnes Fleming (Sophia Myles) and all-around coward Edwin Leeford (Tim Dutton). All of the resolutely Dickensian touches are here, from greedy relatives to secret wills, to stolen lockets containing valuable information, and all are ably brought to life by a talented cast that includes Julie Walters as Mrs. Mann, Michael Kitchen as Mr. Brownlow, Lindsay Duncan as Elizabeth Leeford, Marc Warren as Monks, and Robert Lindsay as Fagin. As an added bonus, the miniseries' score, by Paul Pritchard, contains additional music by none other than Elvis Costello. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide

Sam Smith - Oliver Twist
David Ross - Mr. Bumble
Julie Walters - Mrs. Mann/Bumble
Roger Lloyd Pack - Mr. Sowerberry
Michael Kitchen - Mr. Brownlow
Robert Lindsay - Fagin
Andy Serkis - Bill Sikes
Alex Crowley - Artful Dodger