Escape of the Artful Dodger: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Set in 1832, Escape of the Artful Dodger picks up where Charles Dicken's novel "Oliver Twist" left off. It follows the life and adventures of Jack Dawkins aka the Artful Dodger as he is transported to Australia for 7 years. He wants a new life and a new start... On the ship Pride of Erin, Oliver is also aboard, being accompained by Hannah, who has come from Hamburg, Germany to find her brother Will who is already in Australia as her parents are now dead. But on the voyage she finds out that the Captain is planning on framing the Dodger for a crime he is going to committ, as they escape from the ship all the adventure and danger begins...

Series details

• Title: Escape of the Artful Dodger
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Adventure, Children
• Premiere date: 2001-09-17
• Final broadcast date listed: 2001-12-10
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: Nine Network
• Network country: Australia
• Typical episode runtime: 30 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 28536
• IMDb ID: tt0307745
• TVDB ID: 77243

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-09-17; final listed air date 2001-12-10; episode order: 13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Escape of the Artful Dodger on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.