A gripping and powerful adaptation that breathes new life into this popular Dickens story. On a dark and stormy winter's night in a miserable, dank room, lit only by a few candles, Oliver is born into a life of poverty and misfortune. Running away to London he meets the Artful Dodger, and then Nancy, from whom he receives the first warm welcome of his life.

As Oliver is drawn deeper into the underworld he is exposed to those who are determined to ruin and destroy his life...Includes Behind the Scenes DVD Extra. As seen on ABC1.