Oliver Twist (1999)

Crime · Drama

An orphan endures a harsh life in a workhouse before fleeing to London, where he falls in with a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the criminal Fagin, and eventually finds a better life, exposing the cruelties of poverty and child labor in Victorian England.

IMDb rating: 7.6 (912 votes)
Episode average: 7.0 -0.6 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

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Seasons

Season 1 (1999)

7.05 avg 4 episodes 7.1 → 7.3 97 min avg

Big finale

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	Wherein It Is Shewn How Oliver Twist Came to Be Born in Such Sad Circumstances	7.1	25
2	Containing Fresh Discoveries, and Shewing That Surprises, Like Misfortunes, Seldom Come Alone	6.9	24
3	Wherein Oliver Is Educated by His Friend Fagin and Delivered Over to Mr. William Sikes	6.9	21
4	In Which All Is Revealed...	7.3	22