Oliver Twist

Oliver Twist is a 1999 television mini-series produced by ITV based on the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The first episode revolved around Oliver's parents (Agnes Fleming and Edward Leeford) as they struggled to fight their love for each other. Edward struggled with his estranged wife Elizabeth Leeford, mother of his son Monks, and Agnes struggled with her family's life. When it came to them both being together, Elizabeth murdered Edward ... more

Oliver Twist is a 1999 television mini-series produced by ITV based on the book Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The first episode revolved around Oliver's parents (Agnes Fleming and Edward Leeford) as they struggled to fight their love for each other. Edward struggled with his estranged wife Elizabeth Leeford, mother of his son Monks, and Agnes struggled with her family's life. When it came to them both being together, Elizabeth murdered Edward and planned on murdering Agnes, she made Monks kill her, but Agnes ran away, her sister Rose (Keira Knightley) witnessed this and was left traumatized. Agnes was pregnant with Oliver when she ran away, she ran into the main streets of London and collapsed, she was taken into the workhouse where she gave birth, she died shortly after. Oliver was taken to a different sort of workhouse whilst he was a child, once he reached 10 he returned to receive abuse and torture. The boys of the workhouse decided to pull straws to see who should ask for more... less