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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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I got word from an injured farrier, - The Artful Dodger

I got word from an injured farrier,

Now, I made an unbreakable vow to the Lord - The Artful Dodger

Now, I made an unbreakable vow to the Lord

- And also, I am 28.
- Right. - The Artful Dodger

- And also, I am 28. - Right.

{\an8}Barely any labour left in them
after these seas voyages. - The Artful Dodger

{\an8}Barely any labour left in them after these seas voyage...

Gaines is knocking my patients' skulls in, - The Artful Dodger

Gaines is knocking my patients' skulls in,

We melt into shadows,
we spot our moments, we survive. - The Artful Dodger

We melt into shadows, we spot our moments, we survive.

No, I'm a surgeon. I'm not a pen-pusher.
They'd hardly take me. - The Artful Dodger

No, I'm a surgeon. I'm not a pen-pusher. They'...

A solemn vow indeed, but is that likely? - The Artful Dodger

A solemn vow indeed, but is that likely?

'Cause we haven't had congress. - The Artful Dodger

'Cause we haven't had congress.

Now, I've got a man
on the inside. Literally. - The Artful Dodger

Now, I've got a man on the inside. Literally.

I hear you keep requesting
my presence. - The Artful Dodger

I hear you keep requesting my presence.

Well, sadly,
Port Victory is not a place of pilgrimage. - The Artful Dodger

Well, sadly, Port Victory is not a place of pilgrimage.

Darius came... - The Artful Dodger

There's nothing sacred
in this dog's swill country. - The Artful Dodger

There's nothing sacred in this dog's swill country...

I just needed to be clear - The Artful Dodger

I just needed to be clear

Perhaps I should say it in criminal terms. - The Artful Dodger

Perhaps I should say it in criminal terms.

No relics, no icons, no saint's bones. - The Artful Dodger

No relics, no icons, no saint's bones.

Look, a stagecoach goes by
with a year's worth of grog. - The Artful Dodger

Look, a stagecoach goes by with a year's worth of grog.

I am the victim
of a most egregious misunderstanding. - The Artful Dodger

I am the victim of a most egregious misunderstanding.

Just destitute criminals
demanding absolution. - The Artful Dodger

Just destitute criminals demanding absolution.

He knew you were so very worried
about me being left alone. - The Artful Dodger

He knew you were so very worried about me being left alone.

What happened to you to make you
so shrivelled with self-interest? - The Artful Dodger

What happened to you to make you so shrivelled with self-int...

You know, the real money
is with the Protestants. - The Artful Dodger

You know, the real money is with the Protestants.

What you witnessed those long weeks ago
was not as it appeared. - The Artful Dodger

What you witnessed those long weeks ago was not as it appear...

I stole clothes for me baby, - The Artful Dodger

I stole clothes for me baby,

Head Surgeon is a position
given to men my father finds familiar. - The Artful Dodger

Head Surgeon is a position given to men my father finds fami...

Cold winds, Dodge. Cold winds. - The Artful Dodger

Cold winds, Dodge. Cold winds.

Yes. Well, I have often wondered
about conversion. - The Artful Dodger

Yes. Well, I have often wondered about conversion.

I was working
as an intermediary on your behalf. - The Artful Dodger

I was working as an intermediary on your behalf.

A stick with brass tacks on it
that fell on me back - The Artful Dodger

A stick with brass tacks on it that fell on me back

But you do need to know that
it will not happen unless I'm married. - The Artful Dodger

But you do need to know that it will not happen unless I...

Lucien, I was endeavouring to protect
your lady wife's spotless reputation. - The Artful Dodger

Lucien, I was endeavouring to protect your lady wife's ...

Yes, there's a downside to everything. - The Artful Dodger

Yes, there's a downside to everything.

A belly that gnawed and never got filled,
except for gruel or filth, - The Artful Dodger

A belly that gnawed and never got filled, except for gruel o...

And that dismal art happens to be
something that I am an expert in. - The Artful Dodger

And that dismal art happens to be something that I am an exp...

No! Her condition - The Artful Dodger

No! Her condition

Things that you and Oliver
never had to worry about, - The Artful Dodger

Things that you and Oliver never had to worry about,

When you found us,
I was rushing her to hospice. - The Artful Dodger

When you found us, I was rushing her to hospice.

So, I see I am in your debt.
And the stolen soldiers' pay? - The Artful Dodger

So, I see I am in your debt. And the stolen soldiers' p...

You know, I am aware
of medical discoveries overseas, - The Artful Dodger

You know, I am aware of medical discoveries overseas,

Then why not show some of that
same sympathy to these people now? - The Artful Dodger

Then why not show some of that same sympathy to these people...

My mother is your greatest supporter.
She fought for you to get this job. - The Artful Dodger

My mother is your greatest supporter. She fought for you to ...

I swear before God and all that is sacred, - The Artful Dodger

I swear before God and all that is sacred,

Look, you can give yourself
to this crowd if you want, - The Artful Dodger

Look, you can give yourself to this crowd if you want,

Blood and gore, to him,
it's like a badge of honour. - The Artful Dodger

Blood and gore, to him, it's like a badge of honour.

She'll support me, - The Artful Dodger

She'll support me,

I've heard reports that Dr. Dawkins
is in considerable debt. - The Artful Dodger

I've heard reports that Dr. Dawkins is in considerable ...

But most people are bastards
who will cross you as soon as spit. - The Artful Dodger

But most people are bastards who will cross you as soon as s...

Indeed, I believe
I know who is responsible. - The Artful Dodger

Indeed, I believe I know who is responsible.

We live like monks on tithings.
I get paid in poultry. - The Artful Dodger

We live like monks on tithings. I get paid in poultry.

I've just remembered
that the young guard said - The Artful Dodger

I've just remembered that the young guard said

And, for a few days, - The Artful Dodger

And, for a few days,

And then when the night turns, - The Artful Dodger

And then when the night turns,

It's completely untenable,
unless one has a private means. - The Artful Dodger

It's completely untenable, unless one has a private mea...

You have unnerved me
more than any other woman I have ever met. - The Artful Dodger

You have unnerved me more than any other woman I have ever m...

It was the young surgeon
and his repugnant uncle. - The Artful Dodger

It was the young surgeon and his repugnant uncle.

Really? Bramwell! - The Artful Dodger

Really? Bramwell!

-Until it inconveniences you.
-You're one to talk. - The Artful Dodger

-Until it inconveniences you. -You're one to talk.

It's only a matter of time before I
catch them in the act and they too hang. - The Artful Dodger

It's only a matter of time before I catch them in the a...

You get a hole in your chest
and you want to fill it up with crime, - The Artful Dodger

You get a hole in your chest and you want to fill it up with...

Lock down the hospital. We're going
to take the doctor's confession. - The Artful Dodger

Lock down the hospital. We're going to take the doctor&...

No, that's quite the leap. - The Artful Dodger

No, that's quite the leap.

You'll need a map of the human body, - The Artful Dodger

You'll need a map of the human body,

You fill me with equal parts
joy and dread. - The Artful Dodger

You fill me with equal parts joy and dread.

I hope you're not alluding - The Artful Dodger

I hope you're not alluding

Well, unless you can explain - The Artful Dodger

Well, unless you can explain

Surprise, surprise. - The Artful Dodger

Surprise, surprise.

Digit phalanges, tarsus,
crus, patella, femur... - The Artful Dodger

Digit phalanges, tarsus, crus, patella, femur...

I'm your home,
when you condescend to acknowledge me. - The Artful Dodger

I'm your home, when you condescend to acknowledge me.

No, no, of course not. - The Artful Dodger

No, no, of course not.

No, wait. What these...
What did you call them? - The Artful Dodger

No, wait. What these... What did you call them?

Cerebellum, oesophagus,
lungs, heart, liver, - The Artful Dodger

Cerebellum, oesophagus, lungs, heart, liver,

I speak Greek, and Latin. Do you? - The Artful Dodger

I speak Greek, and Latin. Do you?

Has there been
an outbreak of typhoid recently? - The Artful Dodger

Has there been an outbreak of typhoid recently?

Yet, it is still a place
with enormous possibility, - The Artful Dodger

Yet, it is still a place with enormous possibility,

I've never found the need
to speak to dead Latins. - The Artful Dodger

I've never found the need to speak to dead Latins.

Well, Her Majesty and I thought - The Artful Dodger

Well, Her Majesty and I thought

No, surely not. I counselled moderation. - The Artful Dodger

No, surely not. I counselled moderation.

So, you want to kill invisible bugs - The Artful Dodger

So, you want to kill invisible bugs

Thank you, Rainsford.
You've been very helpful. - The Artful Dodger

Thank you, Rainsford. You've been very helpful.

No, it is about
looking into the face of a child - The Artful Dodger

No, it is about looking into the face of a child

I can decide your fate
with a stroke of my pen, - The Artful Dodger

I can decide your fate with a stroke of my pen,

But also, for the one whose companionship
one will share with... - The Artful Dodger

But also, for the one whose companionship one will share wit...

And your only proof of this, so far,
is from some books and this corpse, - The Artful Dodger

And your only proof of this, so far, is from some books and ...

No, the other one, Jack Dawkins. - The Artful Dodger

No, the other one, Jack Dawkins.

The hospital is overrun.
Beaten by Gaines' men. - The Artful Dodger

The hospital is overrun. Beaten by Gaines' men.

Could one say things plainly?
There are perfect pronouns for the task. - The Artful Dodger

Could one say things plainly? There are perfect pronouns for...

Well, he didn't exactly
cover himself in glory at the dinner. - The Artful Dodger

Well, he didn't exactly cover himself in glory at the d...

No. I'm here for you,
just as I hope you're here for me. - The Artful Dodger

No. I'm here for you, just as I hope you're here f...

- Mmm.
- My brother, the Honourable James Sneed, - The Artful Dodger

- Mmm. - My brother, the Honourable James Sneed,

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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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