TV series

Oliver Twist

1999 · 1 season

A grim, richly textured Victorian drama that immerses you in cruelty and poverty, with moments of warmth and justice.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Dark, bleak, melancholic and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, crime, class, survival
Content: Strong violence. Mild gore, sexual content and language.
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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: politics
crime
class
survival
identity
Places: big city
countryside
home
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore mild
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild