Oliver Twist (1962 TV serial)
| Oliver Twist | |
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Written by |
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| Directed by | Eric Tayler |
| Starring | Bruce Prochnik Max Adrian Peter Vaughan |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 13 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Eric Tayler |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC tv |
| Release | 7 January – 1 April 1962 |
Oliver Twist is a 13-part 1962 BBC TV serial,[1][2] an adaptation of the 1838 novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens.[3] It was released to DVD in 2017 by Simply Media.[4]
Cast
- Bruce Prochnik as Oliver Twist (13 episodes)
- Max Adrian as Fagin (11 episodes)
- Peter Vaughan as Bill Sikes (10 episodes)
- Carmel McSharry as Nancy (10 episodes)
- John Carson as Monks (9 episodes)
- George Curzon as Mr. Brownlow (8 episodes)
- Willoughby Goddard as Mr. Bumble (8 episodes)
- Alan Rothwell as Charley Bates (8 episodes)
- Gay Cameron as Rose Maylie (7 episodes)
- Lloyd Pearson as Dr. Losberne (6 episodes)
- Peter Furnell as Tom Chitling (6 episodes)
- Melvyn Hayes as The Artful Dodger (5 episodes)
- Peggy Thorpe-Bates as Mrs. Bumble (5 episodes)
- William Mervyn as Mr. Grimwig (5 episodes)
- Noel Hood as Mrs. Maylie (4 episodes)
- John Breslin as Harry Maylie (4 episodes)
- Barry Wilsher as Noah Claypole (4 episodes)
- Madeleine Christie as Mrs. Bedwin (4 episodes)
- Richard Caldicot as Giles (4 episodes)
- Peter Stephens as Mr. Limbkins (3 episodes)
- Priscilla Morgan as Charlotte (3 episodes)
- Donald Eccles as Mr. Sowerberry (3 episodes)
- Harry Landis as Toby Crackit (3 episodes)
- Aimée Delamain as Old Sally (2 episodes)
- Aubrey Morris as Brittles (2 episodes)
- Fred Ferris as Man (2 episodes)
- Kenneth Adams as Man (2 episodes)
- Peter Bennett as Barney (2 episodes)
- Eric Dodson as Gentleman (2 episodes)
- Jane Merrow as Oliver's Mother (1 episode)
- Alec Foster as Carter (1 episode)
- Barbara Hicks as Mrs. Sowerberry (1 episode)
- Robert Mooney as Surgeon (1 episode)
- Patricia Pacy as Mary (1 episode, 1962)
- Mary Quinn as Mrs. Mann (1 episode)
- Raymond Adamson as Police Officer (1 episode)
- Jean Theobald as Susan (1 episode)
- Meadows White as Bookseller (1 episode)
- Péter Delmár as Ned (1 episode)
- Janet Barrow as Old Woman (1 episode)
- Howard Douglas as Landlord (1 episode)
- Victor Platt as Blathers (1 episode)
- Rosemary Rogers as Martha (1 episode)
- Philip Anthony as Duff (1 episode)
- John Barrett as Old Man (1 episode)
- David King as Gentleman of the Workhouse Board (1 episode)
- Margot Thomas as Woman (1 episode)
- Reginald Green as Gentleman of the Workhouse Board (1 episode)
- Winifred Hill as Woman (1 episode)
- Henry McCarthy as Master of Workhouse (1 episode)
- Margaret Wolfit as Bet (1 episode)
- Ray Alderson as Boy (1 episode)
- Lane Meddick as Pedlar (1 episode)
- Edwin Brown as Man (1 episode)
- Maurice Durant as Warder (1 episode)
- Barbara Leake as Cook (1 episode)
- Ursula Hirst as Housemaid (1 episode)
- Richard Mayes as Man (1 episode)
- Gareth Tandy as Boy (1 episode)
- Robert S. Young as Clerk of Court (1 episode)
- Roy Adams as Man (1 episode)
- Robert Howell as Dick (1 episode)
- Ronald Mayer as Foreman of Jury (1 episode)
- Arthur Ridley as Judge (1 episode)
- Frank Sieman as Guard (1 episode)
- Stan Simmons as Butcher's Boy (1 episode)
- Edward Wade as Ostler (1 episode)
- Charles Rea as Gamekeeper (1 episode)
- Ronald Ibbs as Gentleman (1 episode))
- Denis Cleary as Detective (1 episode)
Critical reception
Of its DVD release, Archive Television Musings wrote “Whilst there’s numerous adaptations of Olivier Twist to choose from, this one – thanks to the fidelity it displays to Dickens’ original novel and the performances (especially Peter Vaughan's rampaging Bill Sikes) – is certainly worth checking out. Recommended. “[5]
References
- ^ "Oliver Twist: Episode 1". January 7, 1962. p. 17 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Oliver Twist: Episode 13". April 1, 1962. p. 13 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Oliver Twist Episode 6 (1962)". BFI.
- ^ "What the Dickens? Charles Dickens DVD releases". SimplyHE.
- ^ "Oliver Twist (BBC, 1962) – Simply Media DVD Review". August 25, 2017.
External links
- Oliver Twist at IMDb
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