The read
The series ran 1 season across 12 episodes and has finished, so there is no cliffhanger risk.
Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.3/10
10 audience votes
Seasons
| 1 | Miniseries | 12 ep1985 |
Key crew
- Dudley SimpsonOriginal Music Composer
Stills
Themes
child abusebased on novel or bookvictorian englandminiseriesorphanchild labor19th centuryworkhouse