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After breakfast, the two practice picking the pockets of the 'merry old gentleman.' The arrivals deliver some articles to Fagin and reveal that they have attended an execution. Bates is notorious for laughing immoderately for any, or no, reason. Later, the Dodger comes in with Charley Bates, who had been present the evening before. Fagin genially explains that the treasure is his life's savings he diverts Oliver's attention and the box vanishes. The old man is alarmed at the discovery that Oliver is watching him, for he thought that the boy was still sleeping soundly. Fagin gloats over the costly horde in the box.

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While he is still hovering between slumber and full consciousness, he observes the old Jew remove a small box from its place of concealment in the floor.

The exhausted boy sleeps late the next day. Oliver takes some food and then, lulled by a hot drink, falls into a deep sleep. These lads offer to be of service to Oliver, but it soon becomes clear that they intend to relieve him of any valuables. Four or five other boys are present, smoking and drinking like grown men. In the run-down kitchen, Fagin, an old 'villainous-looking and repulsive' Jew with red hair, is preparing some food. The boys enter a dirty, chaotic street and are admitted into a dilapidated dwelling. Oliver's new friend is called Jack Dawkins, better known as 'The Artful Dodger.' Oliver suspects that Dawkins may not be an altogether admirable sort but consents to accompany him in the hopes of winning the mysterious old gentleman's favor.Īfter nightfall, Dawkins leads the way into London.

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Oliver's benefactor offers to introduce him to 'a 'spectable old genelman' in London who will provide free lodging for the homeless refugee. The boy strikes up an acquaintance with Oliver and then treats him to food and drink. The incongruity of his costume is consistent with his adult-like behavior. This unattractive individual is four and a half feet tall and wears a man's coat much too large for him. As he rests on a doorstep, footsore and famished, he is watched from across the street by 'one of the queerest looking boys' he has ever seen. Early in the morning on the seventh day of his flight, Oliver has arrived in the little town of Barnet. He begs when he dares and sleeps under the winter sky. Without food or money, Oliver undergoes extreme hardships on the road. The fugitive decides to proceed to that renowned metropolis, where he believes that he can find safety. A stone marker informs him that he is seventy miles from London.

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Jeffrey Walker ( Young Rock, Lambs of God, Modern Family) serves as Director and the series is written by Andrew Knight, James McNamara, Jeffrey Walker, Vivienne Walshe and Miranda Tapsell.By devious routes, Oliver gets a few miles away from town by noon. “The Artful Dodger” is a co-production with Sony and produced by Beach Road Pictures (with David Taylor and David Maher) and Curio Pictures. The series takes place 15 years on from the events of Oliver Twist and is set in the frontier colonies of 1850s Australia.įrom high-octane heists to life-and-death surgeries, glittering parties to colourful streets, this series is a rock’n’roll tale about the double life of Dickens’ most famous prince of thieves with an Aussie connection.

The inspiration for two of his most famous characters, Fagin and Jack Dawkins aka The Artful Dodger, were transported to Australia for their crimes. Across eight episodes, the scripted series explores the adult double life of Charles Dickens’ famous prince of thieves – Dodger – now a surgeon, but who can’t shake his predilection for crime. It is a well-known and much-loved story, with a twist. The Artful Dodger is an international premium character drama set in 1850s Australia. Curio's thrilled to be partnering with Beach Rd Pictures and Sony on The Artful Dodger, announced by Disney+ as part of its first wave of local content commissions.