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Oliver's Twist is a television series featuring chef Jamie Oliver (who became famous for his TV series The Naked Chef). It is produced by Oliver's own production company - Freshone - in association with Food Network USA, and is currently in its second series (52 episodes). The show is filmed in London and now airs in over 40 countries worldwide. The name of the program is a spin on the Charles Dickens novel Oliver Twist. Jamie Oliver on Jamies School Dinners James (Jamie) Trevor Oliver, MBE (born on May 27, 1975), also known as the Naked Chef, is a British celebrity chef. ... Television Food Network, normally referred to as Food Network, is a New York-based cable network that airs many specials and recurring (episodic) shows about food and its preparation. ... Oliver Twist is an 1838 novel by Charles Dickens, probably one of the best-known of all his works, along with A Christmas Carol and Great Expectations. ...


The theme tune from Oliver's Twist is called 'Just the start' and was written by composer Leigh Haggerwood who also composed the rest of the music for the show. Leigh Haggerwood is a contemporary composer based in London. ...


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Oliver Twist (1964 words)
Oliver, injured in the chase, is cleared by a witness to the crime and is taken by the kindly Brownlow to his home to recuperate.
Oliver is forced by Fagin to accompany Sikes in an attempted robbery, needing a small boy to enter a window and open the door for the housebreakers.
Oliver is revealed to be the illegitimate son of Edwin Leeford and Agnes Fleming.
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