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Oliver Twist   1999         TV, 360 min. Genre: Drama Director: Renny Rye   Cast: Sam Smith, Sophia Myles, David Ross, Julie Walters, Roger Lloyd-Pack, Ger Ryan, Michael Kitchen, Annette Crosbie, Keira Knightley, Robert Lindsay, Andy Serkis, Tim Dutton, Lindsay Duncan, Marc Warren, Alex Crowley   This made-for-TV miniseries begins where others do not in relating Charles Dickens' classic story of Oliver Twist. This version begins with Oliver's mother (Sophia Myles) becoming pregnant out of wedlock, giving birth, and dying as a result of childbirth. Abused as a child, Oliver (Sam Smith) escapes to London where he comes under the watchful eye of the conniving Fagin (Robert Lindsay). Cast Sam Smith Oliver Twist Sophia Myles Agnes Fleming David Ross Mr. Bumble Julie Walters Mrs. Mann Roger Lloyd-Pack Mr. Sowerberry Ger Ryan Mrs. Sowerberry Michael Kitchen Mr. Brownlow Annette Crosbie Mrs. Bedwin Keira Knightley Rose Fleming Robert Lindsay Fagin Andy Serkis Bill Sikes Tim Dutton Edwin Leeford Lindsay Duncan Elizabeth Leeford Marc Warren Monks Alex Crowley Arful Dodger