Dodger
- TV comedy drama
- CBBC / BBC One
- 2022 - 2023
- 14 episodes (1 series)
Family comedy series about the Artful Dodger, set in 1830s Dickensian London. Stars Billy Jenkins, Christopher Eccleston, David Threlfall, Saira Choudhry, Aabay Ali and more.
Episode menu
Coronation
Further details
June 1838. After a year of living on the run, Fagin, Dodger and the gang return to London to pull off their biggest mission yet - to rob the Crown Jewels during the rehearsal of Queen Victoria's coronation. Can they steal it from beneath her very nose? There is one man who stands in their way - the American President and guest of honour, Martin Van Buren. Other lead characters include the prissy crown jeweller John Bridge, the long suffering Archbishop of Canterbury William Howley and Chief Yeoman Warder Royston Pickford.
Broadcast details
- Date
- Sunday 3rd December 2023
- Time
- 4:50pm
- Channel
- CBBC
- Length
- 55 minutes
Cast & crew
| Billy Jenkins | Dodger |
| Christopher Eccleston | Fagin |
| Ellie-May Sheridan | Polly Crackitt |
| Mila Lieu | Tang |
| Connor Curren | Tom Chitling |
| Sam C Wilson | Bill Sikes |
| Lucy Montgomery | Minnie Bilge |
| Javone Prince | PC Blathers |
| Rhys Thomas | PC Duff |
| Tony Way | Jon the News |
| Lenny Rush | Crossing Sweeper |
| Ed Kear | Neville |
| Simon Callow | The Archbishop of Canterbury |
| Nicola Coughlan | Queen Victoria |
| Toby Stephens | US President Martin Van Buren |
| Paul Whitehouse | Royston, Chief of the Yeoman Guard |
| Dan Skinner (as Dan Renton Skinner) | Maurice The Beefeater |
| Alex Macqueen | John Bridge, The Crown Jeweller |
| Rhys Thomas | Writer |
| Lucy Montgomery | Writer |
| Mark Freeland | Executive Producer |
| Rhys Thomas | Executive Producer |
| Lucy Montgomery | Executive Producer |
| Lauriel Martin | Producer |
| Amy Buscombe | Commissioning Editor |
| Sarah Muller | Commissioning Editor |
Video
Coronation trailer
BAFTA and RTS-winning BBC comedy drama Dodger returns for another Christmas special! Launches 29th November on BBC iPlayer.
Press
Dodger review
Please, Sir! We want more, more, more of this fizzingly witty Dickens adaptation.
Jasper Rees, The Telegraph, 3rd December 2023Dodger review
This hilarious Dickens prequel is an utter treat.
Jack Seale, The Guardian, 3rd December 2023