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Oliver is a penniless orphan at the Parish Workhouse. After he is forced by the other boys to ask for more food, he is sold as an apprentice to a miserly undertaker. He runs away and is taken in by Fagin, a thief who is in league with a murderous pair determined to see that Oliver never inherits the...

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Corporate Authors: Diplomat Films, United Productions, Ltd, WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.), WGBH Video (Firm), Carlton International Media Limited
Other Authors: Kitchen, Michael, 1948-, Walters, Julie, 1950-, Knightley, Keira, 1985-, Smith, Sam, 1989-, Lindsay, Robert, 1949-, Crosbie, Annette, 1934-, Warren, Marc, 1967-, Duncan, Lindsay, Lloyd-Pack, Roger, 1944-2014, Myles, Sophia, 1980-, Dutton, Tim, Ross, David, 1945-, Armstrong, Alun, Serkis, Andy, Woof, Emily, 1967-, Rye, Renny, Bleasdale, Alan, Thompson, Keith, Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870
Format: Videos DVD
Language:English
Published: [United States] : WGBH : Distributed by Carlton International Media Ltd., [2004]
Series:Masterpiece theatre (Television program)
Subjects:
Dickens, Charles, > 1812-1870 > Television adaptations.
Orphans > England > London > Drama.
Criminals > England > London > Drama.
London (England) > Drama.
Television mini-series.
Television adaptations.
Fiction television programs.
Television programs for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Video recordings for people with visual disabilities.
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Summary:Oliver is a penniless orphan at the Parish Workhouse. After he is forced by the other boys to ask for more food, he is sold as an apprentice to a miserly undertaker. He runs away and is taken in by Fagin, a thief who is in league with a murderous pair determined to see that Oliver never inherits the fortune he deserves. Life twists and turns again for Oliver, landing him in alternately dangerous and hopeful circumstances.
Item Description:Originally broadcast by ITV in 1999.
Based on the novel by Charles Dickens.
Special features: Printable materials for educators; access to the ExxonMobil Masterpiece Theatre web site.
Physical Description:3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD, region 1, full screen presentation; Dolby Digital.
Audience:Not rated.
Production Credits:Written by Alan Bleasdale ; editor, David Rees, Wendy Edgar-Jones ; director of photography, Walter McGill.
ISBN:1593751508
9781593751500

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