Escape of the Artful Dodger

Escape of the Artful Dodger
Country of origin	Australia
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	13
Production
Executive producer(s)	Andrew Brooke Kris Noble
Producer(s)	Roger Mirams Howard Rubie
Running time	24 min
Release
Original network	Nine Network
Original release	17 September (2001-09-17) – 10 December 2001 (2001-12-10)
External links
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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.

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 officer, 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

See also

• List of Australian television series

External links

• Escape of the Artful Dodger at IMDb
• Aus TV Site