8.144 minSeason 2 • Episode 8
LatestLady Jane's secret shocks Belle to her core, Fagin considers a drastic way out of his predicament.
It's a tale of reinvention, betrayal, redemption, and love with a twist. Jack Dawkins is The Artful Dodger, whose pickpocketing fingers have become the skilled hands of a surgeon. He is torn between an impossible love and the criminal underworld he secretly craves. This will require Artfulness.
Acting
Brodie-Sangster's nervous energy finally gets the showcase it deserves.
Production
Sydney's 1850s slums look disgustingly authentic—bring hand sanitizer.
Writing
Dickens fan service that actually earns its cleverness.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Thomas Brodie-Sangster was 33 playing 20-something Jack—his eternal baby face strikes again.
The real Dodger in Dickens disappears into transportation; this show imagines Australia as both prison and possibility. Season 2's renewal sparked debates about convict legacy storytelling.
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