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The Artful Dodger

Set in 1850s Australia, the series follows the adult double life of Charles Dickens' famous prince of thieves. Dodger is now a surgeon, but he can't shake his predilection for crime.

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crime, drama, history

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RAI

Awards

2 wins & 10 nominations total

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You might have been able to steer me
in a direction of use. - The Artful Dodger

You might have been able to steer me in a direction of use.

I'm glad I never shackled
that woman. (CHUCKLES) - The Artful Dodger

I'm glad I never shackled that woman. (CHUCKLES)

Perhaps that devout wife
of your dear friend, Captain Gaines, - The Artful Dodger

Perhaps that devout wife of your dear friend, Captain Gaines...

The governor needs a culprit
to hang by tomorrow. - The Artful Dodger

The governor needs a culprit to hang by tomorrow.

My sweet Lady Rottenford,
two of your finest, if you please. - The Artful Dodger

My sweet Lady Rottenford, two of your finest, if you please.

You have me solemn oath,
it's just, this is a shrunken town, - The Artful Dodger

You have me solemn oath, it's just, this is a shrunken ...

Whatever you're implying, - The Artful Dodger

Whatever you're implying,

You've got me solemn oath,
you will be paid in abundance - The Artful Dodger

You've got me solemn oath, you will be paid in abundanc...

The neck snaps, bit of a shudder, - The Artful Dodger

The neck snaps, bit of a shudder,

Never considers all the work I've done
to find her a good match. - The Artful Dodger

Never considers all the work I've done to find her a go...

Rotty. Rotty! - The Artful Dodger

Yes, very... (GROANS) - The Artful Dodger

Yes, very... (GROANS)

I'm gonna have me coveys replicate
the exact texture and stink of this stuff, - The Artful Dodger

I'm gonna have me coveys replicate the exact texture an...

Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! - The Artful Dodger

Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut! Cut!

Mind you, you've got a thick neck. - The Artful Dodger

Mind you, you've got a thick neck.

And in the meantime, - The Artful Dodger

And in the meantime,

Might not snap immediately.
It can take a while. - The Artful Dodger

Might not snap immediately. It can take a while.

I've papered the town
in reward posters - The Artful Dodger

I've papered the town in reward posters

This crumpet's a bit burned.
Just sayin'. - The Artful Dodger

This crumpet's a bit burned. Just sayin'.

Your word and your bond
are two very different islands - The Artful Dodger

Your word and your bond are two very different islands

It will require the, shall we say,
the capaciousness of time. - The Artful Dodger

It will require the, shall we say, the capaciousness of time...

Well, let us pray
for a quick snap and a shudder. - The Artful Dodger

Well, let us pray for a quick snap and a shudder.

Don't. Because I'm not interested
in your bloody crumpet. - The Artful Dodger

Don't. Because I'm not interested in your bloody c...

Hands are too tricky, Jack.
Too many moving things. - The Artful Dodger

Hands are too tricky, Jack. Too many moving things.

(PEOPLE CLAMOURING) - The Artful Dodger

(PEOPLE CLAMOURING)

Bloody well catch them, then.
This has really dragged on. - The Artful Dodger

Bloody well catch them, then. This has really dragged on.

Dear Lord, we pray for our friend,
Darius Cracksworth, - The Artful Dodger

Dear Lord, we pray for our friend, Darius Cracksworth,

If the soldiers don't get paid,
they'll riot. - The Artful Dodger

If the soldiers don't get paid, they'll riot.

Waylaying these fine sailors' departure
with some wholesome libations. - The Artful Dodger

Waylaying these fine sailors' departure with some whole...

Perhaps, you wanna get that - The Artful Dodger

Perhaps, you wanna get that

Need you downstairs, Jack.
Charlie's getting a rattle. He's not good. - The Artful Dodger

Need you downstairs, Jack. Charlie's getting a rattle. ...

Then, you should probably know - The Artful Dodger

Then, you should probably know

Is it? It's been nearly a week.
Is it not possible they've fled? - The Artful Dodger

Is it? It's been nearly a week. Is it not possible they...

Come. The Honourable Mortimer Smales
is soon to arrive, - The Artful Dodger

Come. The Honourable Mortimer Smales is soon to arrive,

He's doing the best he can. - The Artful Dodger

He's doing the best he can.

The Honourable Mortimer Smales.
He just sailed four months from England. - The Artful Dodger

The Honourable Mortimer Smales. He just sailed four months f...

Are we whispering now in Government House? - The Artful Dodger

Are we whispering now in Government House?

It's such a shame, Your Honour,
to see a man like Mr. Cracksworth, - The Artful Dodger

It's such a shame, Your Honour, to see a man like Mr. C...

-Three sheets to the wind.
-One sheet better than Prof usually is. - The Artful Dodger

-Three sheets to the wind. -One sheet better than Prof usual...

Do you know how much effort it takes
to get potential suitors out to Australia? - The Artful Dodger

Do you know how much effort it takes to get potential suitor...

Lads! Where are you headed? - The Artful Dodger

Lads! Where are you headed?

An old whore
got her throat slashed, Milady. - The Artful Dodger

An old whore got her throat slashed, Milady.

So, when it's burned,
it puts a sort of a pall over things. - The Artful Dodger

So, when it's burned, it puts a sort of a pall over thi...

I've only learned through trial and error - The Artful Dodger

I've only learned through trial and error

No, I'm, I'm far too busy
to meet anybody called Mortimer. - The Artful Dodger

No, I'm, I'm far too busy to meet anybody called M...

An old whore? Uh, which one? - The Artful Dodger

An old whore? Uh, which one?

Engage in what the wedding service
so delicately calls "sexual union"? - The Artful Dodger

Engage in what the wedding service so delicately calls "...

I trust you are not about to bribe me. - The Artful Dodger

I trust you are not about to bribe me.

- Horses?
- This was all I could find in a hurry. - The Artful Dodger

- Horses? - This was all I could find in a hurry.

You know the old sailors' adage,
"Sail on the morrow, expect much sorrow." - The Artful Dodger

You know the old sailors' adage, "Sail on the morr...

What, and risk destroying my chances
of becoming a free man in 18 short years? - The Artful Dodger

What, and risk destroying my chances of becoming a free man ...

The integrity of the law is sacrosanct, - The Artful Dodger

The integrity of the law is sacrosanct,

It happens to be a very good day for me.
Where do I start? - The Artful Dodger

It happens to be a very good day for me. Where do I start?

As I always say,
"Never let an opportunity pass." - The Artful Dodger

As I always say, "Never let an opportunity pass."

I was wondering if you knew anything
about the value of precious rubies. - The Artful Dodger

I was wondering if you knew anything about the value of prec...

That's just a tickle of drizzle,
that's all. Lads! - The Artful Dodger

That's just a tickle of drizzle, that's all. Lads!

Hetty will introduce you
to the other nurses - The Artful Dodger

Hetty will introduce you to the other nurses

- Are you all right, Father?
- Uh, yes, yes. - The Artful Dodger

- Are you all right, Father? - Uh, yes, yes.

No. I'm not here to train as a nurse. - The Artful Dodger

No. I'm not here to train as a nurse.

Seen your boy emerge from
the bowels with two others and a barrel. - The Artful Dodger

Seen your boy emerge from the bowels with two others and a b...

Uh, out for a walk.
Might drop by the hospital. - The Artful Dodger

Uh, out for a walk. Might drop by the hospital.

Speaking of which,
I heard tell that the colony's booze is... - The Artful Dodger

Speaking of which, I heard tell that the colony's booze...

- Oh, hello. Here he is.
- Somethin' I need to know? - The Artful Dodger

- Oh, hello. Here he is. - Somethin' I need to know?

All right, tell Mildred,
or whatever his name is - The Artful Dodger

All right, tell Mildred, or whatever his name is

The Professor's making noises
about retiring again. - The Artful Dodger

The Professor's making noises about retiring again.

No, only that our boy
is back in the goodly fold. - The Artful Dodger

No, only that our boy is back in the goodly fold.

Drop me off up the road a little!
I need to buy some items. - The Artful Dodger

Drop me off up the road a little! I need to buy some items.

In return for me not handing you over
to my father, the governor, - The Artful Dodger

In return for me not handing you over to my father, the gove...

Just seems that being spurned by a woman
is a great boon to our profession. - The Artful Dodger

Just seems that being spurned by a woman is a great boon to ...

It's all right, I won't tell.
I think it's terribly exciting. - The Artful Dodger

It's all right, I won't tell. I think it's te...

Just make sure he don't get careless
and get caught. - The Artful Dodger

Just make sure he don't get careless and get caught.

The cloth was on his wound
and the infection's gone. Look. - The Artful Dodger

The cloth was on his wound and the infection's gone. Lo...

Mmm. See, you forget. Here, I am society. - The Artful Dodger

Mmm. See, you forget. Here, I am society.

- Please, not a word.
- Sister's promise. - The Artful Dodger

- Please, not a word. - Sister's promise.

What? Good God, man! - The Artful Dodger

What? Good God, man!

Don't tell me how to run the Dodger. - The Artful Dodger

Don't tell me how to run the Dodger.

- How's that squawker, Mrs. Wellings?
- Still noisy. - The Artful Dodger

- How's that squawker, Mrs. Wellings? - Still noisy.

I've only ever kissed Dr. Sneed
and he was unconscious at the time - The Artful Dodger

I've only ever kissed Dr. Sneed and he was unconscious ...

Did you miss the part where I said
I was the governor's daughter? - The Artful Dodger

Did you miss the part where I said I was the governor's...

So, I've done some reading,
all night, actually, - The Artful Dodger

So, I've done some reading, all night, actually,

I didn't feel any real butterflies.
Is that normal? - The Artful Dodger

I didn't feel any real butterflies. Is that normal?

Hmm, I think you'll find - The Artful Dodger

Hmm, I think you'll find

Spices, herbs, alcohol, - The Artful Dodger

Spices, herbs, alcohol,

This isn't a pantomime.
There's real blood involved. - The Artful Dodger

This isn't a pantomime. There's real blood involve...

Discovered something called "germs".
Microbes. Causes fermentation in wine. - The Artful Dodger

Discovered something called "germs". Microbes. Cau...

Kissing. It is sort of
the same shape as a lip. - The Artful Dodger

Kissing. It is sort of the same shape as a lip.

Lady Belle,
would you have him bite the bit? - The Artful Dodger

Lady Belle, would you have him bite the bit?

If you'd like to assist, you might
read to the convalescing patients. - The Artful Dodger

If you'd like to assist, you might read to the convales...

Aputi, hold him down
while I manage the procedure. - The Artful Dodger

Aputi, hold him down while I manage the procedure.

- Who?
- Lister at Edinburgh Royal - The Artful Dodger

- Who? - Lister at Edinburgh Royal

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Set in 1850s Australia, the series follows the adult double life of Charles Dickens' famous prince of thieves. Dodger is now a surgeon, but he can't shake his predilection for crime.

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Director: N/A

Writer: David Maher, James McNamara, David Taylor

Production: RAI

Genre: crime, drama, history

Year: 2023

MetaScore: N/A/100

ImdbRating: 8.0

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Released: 29 Nov 2023

Awards: 2 wins & 10 nominations total

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