The new series stars Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Love Actually<\/a>) as Jack, also known as The Artful Dodger, who has taken his skills as a thief and used them in his career as a surgeon.<\/p>\n Of course, the tale of Oliver Twist, Fagin and the like has been the basis of countless adaptations over the years with films, stage productions, radio and TV series all adapting the tale for audiences.<\/p>\n Well, RadioTimes.com<\/a> sat down to chat with the lead actor and asked Brodie-Sangster whether he re-watched any previous iterations of Oliver Twist to prepare for the role.<\/p>\n He said: \u201cI wondered about doing that and then I didn\u2019t. I loved the original film and I looked at some still images. Weirdly, I looked at some behind-the-scenes stuff but no, I realised quite quickly that I didn\u2019t need to do that.\u201d<\/p> He continued:\u00a0\u201cThat film is quite ingrained in my head as a kid anyway and whatever I needed to pull on from that, I did but I didn\u2019t ever actually find myself doing that.\u201d<\/p>\n Brodie-Sangster then admitted: \u201cWe were doing quite a different \u2013 it\u2019s very, very different. It\u2019s colourful, not really very Dickensian when you think about it. I wanted to focus on what was on the page, on the script, do them justice and not worry quite so much about the history because anyone that\u2019s truly a Dickens fan and loves the books, it\u2019s not that.<\/p>\n \u201cIt\u2019s taken those characters and throwing them into a different setting, different pacing, different feel. The closest thing you\u2019d get is probably some of Fagan\u2019s dialogue [being] Dickensian.\u201d<\/p>\n Over the years, the likes of Andy Serkis, Keira Knightley, Timothy Spall, Michael Caine and Ben Kingsley have all starred in various small and big screen adaptations of the well known Charles Dickens tale.<\/p>\n Well, this new series isn\u2019t set in England at all and actually transports us round the world to Australia, namely in the lively colony of Port Victory in the 1850s.<\/p>\n According to the synopsis: \u201cJack Dawkins is The<\/span> Artful<\/span> Dodger<\/span>, whose fast, pickpocketing fingers have turned into the<\/span> skilled hands of a surgeon. Dodger<\/span>\u2019s past returns to haunt him with the<\/span> arrival of Fagin, luring him back into a world of crime.<\/p>\n Read more:\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cA greater threat \u2013 to Dodger<\/span>\u2019s heart \u2013 is Lady Belle, the<\/span> Governor\u2019s daughter, determined to become the<\/span> colony\u2019s first female surgeon.<\/p>\n \u201cFrom heists to life-and-death surgeries, to the<\/span> harsh realities of the <\/span>criminal world mingling with the<\/span> middle ground and gentry. This is a tale of reinvention, betrayal, redemption, and love with a twist.\u201d<\/p>\n As we follow Brodie-Sangster\u2019s Jack, we come to see the double life he\u2019s leading as he crosses paths once again with Fagin, who is played by David The<\/span>wlis (Harry Potter, Fargo). The cast also includes Maia Mitchell (The Fosters) as Lady Belle Fox.<\/p> ![\"Thomas](\"https:\/\/images.immediate.co.uk\/production\/volatile\/sites\/3\/2024\/01\/The-artful-dodger-thomas-brodie-sangster-d0943bd.jpg?quality=90&resize=620%2C413\" "\\"The-artful-dodger-thomas-brodie-sangster\\"\/")
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