Escape of the Artful Dodger
When Oliver gets reunited with his grandfather he is being sent to Australia by his grandfather. He gets accompanied by Hannah a girl from Hamburg who is looking for her brother, Will Grady. When Hannah discovers that the captain wants to frame Dodger and Will for a crime he is planning to commit, she and Oliver make a plan to help Dodger and Will escape. When they arrive in Sydney everything isn't what it looks to be. Oliver gets arrested by the local police sergeant and Hannah has to go to a poor house because her brother never arrived in Sydney. Oliver however escapes and with the help of Dodger he rescues Hannah, but the adventure has just begun.
- 2001-2001
- 1 season
- Action & Adventure
When Oliver gets reunited with his grandfather he is being sent to Australia by his grandfather. He gets accompanied by Hannah a girl from Hamburg who is looking for her brother, Will Grady. When Hannah discovers that the captain wants to frame Dodger and Will for a crime he is planning to commit, she and Oliver make a plan to help Dodger and Will escape. When they arrive in Sydney everything isn't what it looks to be. Oliver gets arrested by the local police sergeant and Hannah has to go to a poor house because her brother never arrived in Sydney. Oliver however escapes and with the help of Dodger he rescues Hannah, but the adventure has just begun.
Season 1 Episode Guide
13 Episodes 2001
Episode 1
Jack in the Box
24 mins
After helping Oliver return to his grandfather, Mr. Brownlow, Dodger is arrested and sentenced to be transported to the Australian colonies for seven years. Oliver too is sent to the colonies, to learn the family trading business. And so, together, they set sail on one of the Brownlow ships.
Episode 2
Welcome to the New World
24 mins
The Dodger and Wild Will make a desperate break for freedom while Oliver and Hannah have problems of their own upon arrival in Port Jackson.
Episode 3
Blamed and Framed
24 mins
The Playhouse theatre finds itself experiencing hard times, while The Dodger remains determined to rescue Wild Will.
Episode 4
Den of Thieves
24 mins
Hannah longs to find out what has happened to her brother, while the boys are pre-occupied by a gang of street-kids responsible for a minor crime-wave.
Episode 5
The Boy Who Knew Too Much
24 mins
The Dodger meets his match when a teenager on his way to university in England decides to employ his amateur detective skills to do what Sergeant Bates has failed to do - track down the Dodger.
Episode 6
The Spider's Web
24 mins
Becky and Dr. Hartmann make a surprising discovery linking their theatre with the Artful Dodger, while Oliver and Hannah's guilt over their actions leads them into Fagin's power.
Episode 7
The Bad Old Days
24 mins
Desperate to find her missing brother, Hannah has only one clue- the ship aboard which he was supposed to arrive. Oliver and Hannah know that information has been removed from Bates' office, but gathering the proof is a problem in itself.
Episode 8
Lord of the Manor
24 mins
Desperate to get to Michael, Oliver and Hannah canvas the possibility of gaining access to Colonel Springer's farm, under the guise of Chimney Sweeps, while the Dodger remains anxious to redeem himself.
Episode 9
Captain Lightning
24 mins
Trying to impress Becky, Wild Will is keen to help the kids in their search for the truth about Michael Schuller. This involves taking risks in Sydney Town, and causes more trouble than it's worth.
Episode 10
Something Will Turn Up
24 mins
Sergeant Bates, suspecting that Fagin's long friendship with the Dodger is preventing him from handing the Dodger over, puts pressure on Kelly and Scratch to work for him, behind Fagin's back.
Episode 11
Inside Job
24 mins
When their hideout is exposed, the children are faced with major dilemmas on all fronts. And now, Scratch lies sick and helpless in their theatre hideout. Do you help your enemy, with the knowledge that you might be contributing to your downfall?
Episode 12
Betrayed
24 mins
Sergeant Bates is furious to discover the cell is empty and the Dodger has apparently escaped. How could he know that the Dodger is still trapped in the storeroom? However, could the Dodger have pushed his luck one step too far.
Episode 13
Jack Be Nimble
24 mins
Dodger and Kelly, now reluctant allies, flee to the only refuge left - Wild Will's bush camp. But where the rest have been taken, and why, remains a mystery.