| Dodger | |
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| Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Created by | Rhys Thomas |
| Inspired by | Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens |
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| Directed by | Rhys Thomas |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 + 4 specials |
| No. of episodes | 14 in total |
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| Producers | Francis Gilson and Lauriel Martin |
| Cinematography | Pete Rowe |
| Editor | Christopher Bird |
| Camera setup | Single-camera |
| Running time | 45 / 55 minutes |
| Production company | BBC Studios Kids & Family (2023) Universal International Studios |
| Original release | |
| Network | CBBC |
| Release | 6 February 2022 – present |
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Dodger is a British family comedy drama series, inspired by the Artful Dodger from the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens. The series serves as a prequel to the events of Oliver Twist.[1] The first 10 episodes launched on 9 February 2022, on BBC iPlayer and were repeated on BBC One. Series One was followed by three specials, ‘Train’ in November 2022, ‘Christmas’ in December 2022 and ‘Bad Egg’ on Easter Saturday 2023 on BBC One. The series cast was led by Christopher Eccleston as Fagin and Billy Jenkins as Dodger.
Following a BAFTA, RTS and Writer's Guild Award, a Christmas Special for 2023 was commissioned by the BBC.