Oliver Twist (2007 TV series)

Oliver Twist
Based onOliver Twist
by Charles Dickens
Written bySarah Phelps
Directed byCoky Giedroyc
StarringWilliam Miller
Adam Arnold
Tom Hardy
Timothy Spall
Julian Rhind Tutt
Theme music composerMartin Phipps
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5
Production
Executive producersKate Harwood
Rebecca Eaton
ProducerSarah Brown
CinematographyMatt Gray
Running time180 minutes
Production companyWGBH productions for BBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release18 December (2007-12-18) 
22 December 2007 (2007-12-22)

Oliver Twist is a 2007 British television adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1838 novel Oliver Twist, written by Sarah Phelps and directed by Coky Giedroyc. It consists of five episodes, broadcast on BBC One from 18 to 22 December 2007. It aired on PBS' Masterpiece Classic in the United States on 15 and 22 February 2009, in two ninety-minute installments. In Australia, ABC1 also opted to air this series as a two-part special each Sunday at 8:30 pm from 20 December 2009.