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Escape of the Artful Dodger: episode guide

Jack In The Box

Episode 01
Australia: Monday, September 17, 2001

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.

Guest Cast: Philip Hinton as Mr Brownlow, Peter Callan as Grimes, John Meillon Jr as Charles Dickens, Nick Warnford as London Constable, Colin Borgonan as Parliamentary Usher, Peter Collingwood as Judge, Matthew Long as Prosecutor, Anthony Martin as Gaoler, Hunter Perke as Gatekeeper, Ian Hodson as Gannet

Welcome To The New World

Episode 02
Monday, September 24, 2001

The Dodger and Wild Will make a desperate break for freedom while Oliver and Hannah have problems of their own, upon arrival.

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Peter Callan as Grimes, Ian Hodson as Gannet, Maggie Blinco as Mrs Posset, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

Blamed And Framed

Episode 03
Monday, October 01, 2001

The Theatre finds itself experiencing hard times, while The Dodger remains determined to rescue Wild Will.

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Simon Scarlett as Will, Kate Sherman as Becky, Shane Briant as Colonel Springer, Tom O'Dell as Jimmy, Joel Hedrick as Wallace, Patrick Trumper as Mullock, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

Den Of Thieves

Episode 04
Monday, October 08, 2001

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.

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Kate Sherman as Becky, Maggie Blinco as Mrs Posset, Christopher Baz as Fagin, Bill Conn as Butterfield, Aurora Voss as Kelly, Mathew Waters as Scratch, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

The Boy Who Knew Too Much

Episode 05
Monday, October 15, 2001

The Dodger meets his match when a teenager on his way to university in England decides to employ his amatuer detective skills to do what Sergeant Bates has failed to do… track down the Dodger.

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Kate Sherman as Becky, Maggie Blinco as Mrs Posset, Brian Rooney as Cedric, Terry Bader as Wrong Way Brown, Linal Haft as Micawber, Aurora Voss as Kelly, Mathew Waters as Scratch, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

The Spider's Web

Episode 06
Monday, October 22, 2001

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.

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Kate Sherman as Becky, Christopher Baz as Fagin, James Hagan as Flood, Rohan Nichol as Green, John Gall as Norton, Aurora Voss as Kelly, Mathew Waters as Scratch, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

The Bad Old Days

Episode 07
Monday, October 29, 2001

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.

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Kate Sherman as Becky, Christopher Baz as Fagin, Peter Whitford as Father O'Brien, Mark Saunders as Charlie, Joel Hedrick as Wallace, Andre Eikmeier as Michael, Aurora Voss as Kelly, Mathew Waters as Scratch, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

Lord Of The Manor

Episode 08
Monday, November 05, 2001

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.

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Kate Sherman as Becky, Emily Calder as Elizabeth, Richard Wilson as Lord Tuxley, Mark Saunders as Charlie, Joel Hedrick as Wallace, Shane Briant as Colonel Springer, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

Captain Lightning

Episode 09
Tuesday, November 13, 2001

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.

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Kate Sherman as Becky, Aurora Voss as Kelly, Mathew Waters as Scratch, Mark Saunders as Charlie, Joel Hedrick as Wallace, Linal Haft as Mr Micawber, Terry Bader as Wrong Way Brown, Lynne McGimpsie as Mrs Perkins, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

Something Will Turn Up

Episode 10
Monday, November 19, 2001

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.

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Kate Sherman as Becky, Aurora Voss as Kelly, Mathew Waters as Scratch, Peter Gwynne as Uriah Heep, Joel Hedrick as Wallace, Linal Haft as Mr Micawber, Christopher Baz as Fagin, Maggie Blinco as Mrs Posset, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

Inside Job

Episode 11
Tuesday, November 27, 2001

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?

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Kate Sherman as Becky, Aurora Voss as Kelly, Mathew Waters as Scratch, Peter Gwynne as Uriah Heep, Joel Hedrick as Wallace, Linal Haft as Mr Micawber, Christopher Baz as Fagin, Maggie Blinco as Mrs Posset, Shane Briant as Colonel Springer, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

Betrayed

Episode 12
Wednesday, December 05, 2001

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…

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Kate Sherman as Becky, Aurora Voss as Kelly, Mathew Waters as Scratch, Peter Gwynne as Uriah Heep, Joel Hedrick as Wallace, Christopher Baz as Fagin, Maggie Blinco as Mrs Posset, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman

Jack Be Nimble

Episode 13
Monday, December 10, 2001

Dodger and Kelly, now reluctant allies, flee to the only refuge left —Will's bush camp. But where the rest have been taken and why, remains a mystery.

Guest Cast: Barry Langrishe as Sergeant Bates, Kate Sherman as Becky, Aurora Voss as Kelly, Mathew Waters as Scratch, Phillip Hinton as Mr Brownlow, Shane Briant as Colonel Springer, Andre Eikmeier as Michael, Terry Bader as Wrong Way Brown, Peter Gwynne as Uriah Heep, Joel Hedrick as Wallace, Mark Saunders as Charlie, Christopher Baz as Fagin, Maggie Blinco as Mrs Posset, Henri Szeps as Doctor Hartman