This production set in Australia in 1850 is presented as one of the most engaging options on the platform.
On the streaming platform Disney+ is available “The Master of Evasion” or The Artful Dodger, a miniseries with 50-minute episodes that is set in Australia in the year 1850, in the Port Victory colony. It was released in 2023 and the director is Jeffrey Walker.
The performances of Thomas Brodie-Sangster and David Thewlis among others stand out. It is based on a work by Charles Dickens and the adaptation of the script was carried out in a collaborative work by Andrew Knight, James McNamara, Miranda Tapsell, Vivienne Walshe and Dan Knight.
The artful dodger
What The Artful Dodger is about, miniseries on Disney+
In the colony of Port Victory, in Australia, it is the year 1850 and Jack Dawkins, the protagonist, decided to turn his skilled pickpocket hands into skilled surgeon’s fingers. In any case, the “dodger’s” past usually comes back to haunt him and charge him for his actions.
It is precisely a friend, Fagin, who tempts him to return to his thug days. But Lady Belle also appeared, the governor’s daughter who is determined to become the colony’s first female surgeon. Now the protagonist must decide between elegant evenings or street violence, robberies and betrayal or redemption and love.
Trailer for The Artful Dodger, miniseries on Disney+
Cast of The Artful Dodger, miniseries on Disney+
- Maia Mitchell (Lady Belle)
- Thomas Brodie-Sangster (Artful Dodger)
- David Thewlis (Norbert Fagin)
- Jessica De Gouw (Peggy Gaines)
- Tim Minchin (Darius Cracksworth)
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