![]() ![]() What do you think of the idea of an Oliver Twist prequel? Sound off in the comments. ![]() I thought it would be fun to create a family show with Dodger at its heart and see how he came to be a master criminal in Victorian London. "I preferred the company of Dodger, Fagin and the gang. "I have always loved Oliver Twist but wasn't so keen on Oliver himself," Thomas said in a statement. ![]() Thomas also directs alongside Hildegard Ryan. The series is written by Rhys Thomas and Lucy Montgomery with Charlie Higson guest writing an episode. Filming is already under way in Manchester and various locations around the northwest.Īabay Ali, Ellie-May Sheridan, Mila Lieu, Connor Curren, Sam C Wilson, Tanya Reynolds, Lucy Montgomery, Frances Barber, Javone Prince, and Rhys Thomas are also in the cast. Other notable cast Dodger members include David Threlfall as the chief of police, Billy Jenkins as the titular Dodger, and Saira Choudhry as Nancy. But he's also had significant roles in prestige HBO drama The Leftovers and heartwarming series The A-Word. Whether this series will paint the leader of what is essentially a Victorian child gang in such an unappealing light is anyone's guess, but since the story seems as though it will be largely focused on Fagin, Dodger, and the other boys in their troupe, we have to assume he'll at least turn out to be mildly sympathetic as a character.Įccleston is probably best known to Anglophile audiences as Doctor Who's Ninth Doctor, who led the iconic sci-fi series' return from the proverbial television graveyard in 2005. The ten-part family drama will be set prior to the events of Dicken's famous novel and will follow the exploits of the infamous pickpocket, the Artful Dodger, and Fagin’s gang as they find ingenious ways to survive the grim and exploitative conditions of early Victorian London in the 1830s.Įccleston will play Fagin, who in the original novel is a largely sinister underworld figure who takes homeless boys - such as Oliver - and turns them into pickpockets. “There was a danger we would adapt the musical instead of the book, which is almost more culturally stamped in the nation’s consciousness,” added Freeland.Former Doctor Whostar Christopher Ecclestonwill lead the cast of Dodger, a new story set in the world of Charles Dickens's Oliver Twist. The creators also wanted to set the show apart from the hit 1960 musical adaptation, avoiding traditional East End clichés and tropes. “We’re not exactly doing a BBC1 or ITV 9pm drama but can deliver bang for our buck, creating something slightly odd-shaped that’s enormous fun and packed with adventure.” While they have imbued the 10-parter with a distinctly comic feel, Freeland praised CBBC for allowing the team to extend each ep to 45 minutes, thereby “going from sitcom to life-affirming comedy.” ![]() The seven-to-12 demographic is our core audience but we were very much asked to produce something that older brothers, sisters and parents would watch.”įreeland stressed the balance between promoting the show on its linear channel and iPlayer, coming at a time when the BBC is prioritizing the latter in almost everything it does.ĭodger comes from BAFTA Award-winning comedy scribe Rhys Thomas and Tracey Ullman Show writer Lucy Montgomery, the latter of whom plays Fagin’s Landlady. “I have always loved the constraints of being pre-watershed but linear channels are still run by demographic and there’s not much family drama around,” he added. The Artful Dodger and Oliver Twist Foil Character Role Analysis The Artful Dodger and Oliver Twist The Artful Dodger shows what Oliver could potentially become, if Monks and Fagin are successful in corrupting him: old before his time, and a hardened criminal by age twelve. Speaking exclusively to Deadline, Freeland, a former high-level BBC exec, said UK family drama has become few and far between, citing rare hits such as BBC One comedy Ghosts, which is made by the team behind CBBC’s Horrible Histories and has been remade by CBS. 'Sherlock' Star Amanda Abbington Deletes Twitter Amid "Transphobe" Claims After Being Cast In 'Strictly Come Dancing' ![]()
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