TV series

Oliver Twist

1985 · 1 season

A faithful, slow-burning Victorian drama that immerses you in the grim realities of poverty and childhood survival, with moments of warmth and hope.

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, melancholic, earnest and tense. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Politics, crime, survival, class
Content: Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.
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Tone: darkstrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 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
survival
class
identity
Places: big city
workplace
home
Era: period
Audience: teen
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex none