| Escape of the Artful Dodger | |
|---|---|
| Country of origin | Australia |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Andrew Brooke Kris Noble |
| Producers | Roger Mirams Howard Rubie |
| Running time | 24 min |
| Original release | |
| Network | Nine Network |
| Release | 17 September – 10 December 2001 |
Escape of the Artful Dodger is an Australian children's television series first screened on the Nine Network in 2001.
Escape of the Artful Dodger is the story of Jack Dawkins, who was introduced in the classic Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. The Artful Dodger is a fast-talking, nimble-fingered young pick-pocket in London, whose voyage to Australia presents an opportunity to escape from his old life of being a crook, to become a hero.
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Plot
Having been deported to Australia along with fellow crook Will Grady while Oliver Twist and Hannah Schuller are on their way to join up with Hannah's brother Michael, Dodger and his new friends find themselves facing obstacles along the way, namely, the tyranny and cruelty of the corrupt Sergeant Bates.
Cast
- Luke O'Loughlin as Dodger
- Rowan Witt as Oliver Twist
- Brittany Byrnes as Hannah Schuller
- Simon Scarlett as Wild Will Grady
- Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates
- Mathew Waters as Scratch
- Henri Szeps as Dr. Hartman
- Phillip Hinton as Mr. Brownlow
- Maggie Blinco as Mrs Posset
- Kate Sherman as Becky
- Christopher Baz as Fagin
- Bill Conn as Mr Butterfield
- Aurora Voss as Kelly
- Shane Briant as Colonel Springs
- Richard Wilson as Lord Edward Tuxley
- Brian Rooney as Cedric
See also
References
External links
- Escape of the Artful Dodger at IMDb
- Aus TV Site Archived 12 May 2012 at the Wayback Machine
This page was last edited on 8 April 2024, at 06:58