Escape of the Artful Dodger(2001)

Escape of the Artful Dodger is an Australian children's series that reimagines Charles Dickens' cunning pickpocket Jack Dawkins from Oliver Twist. When the fast-talking, light-fingered Artful Dodger voyages to Australia, he seizes a chance to leave his criminal past behind and reinvent himself as a hero. First broadcast on Nine Network in 2001, the show follows Dawkins as he navigates a new life far from the London streets where he once thrived as a thief. The series blends adventure with coming-of-age themes, offering young viewers a fresh take on a Victorian literary character seeking redemption in colonial Australia.