Mrs Bedwin Anna Massey. Please watch in HQ mode. Actor Tom Hardy (Sikes) and Nicola Walker (Sally) tell whatsontv.co.uk why Dickens classic should be filmed again... and why it was such fun to make Oliver Twist William Miller. Shows clips and trailers for both films. He is violent and aggressive, prone to sudden bursts of extreme behaviour. Fictional character in the novel Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens, "Bill Sikes: My favourite Charles Dickens character", All-star cast announced for BBC adaptation of Oliver Twist, Drop the Dead Donkey duo creates new BBC1 comedy, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bill_Sikes&oldid=1011755894, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, This page was last edited on 12 March 2021, at 17:18. Alfie Solomons - Peaky Blinders. In the theatre, Sikes was played by Henry Irving opposite Ellen Terry as Nancy in Oliver Twist at the Queen's Theatre in London (1868).[3][4]. In the end he hangs himself while trying to escape. Hardy excitedly likened Delaney to Dickensian villain Bill Sikes, and then went into greater detail about the classic literary figure mashup that inspired the character. From his early appearances in " Band of Brothers " to memorable roles in Inception and The Dark Knight Rises, look back at Tom Hardy 's impressive career. lilyZ likes this. video. Fagin, here depicted as a dogkeeper, owes him money. We rely on advertising to help fund our award-winning journalism. Sikes has almost no redeeming qualities, although Dickens does give him some shading: at the robbery in the countryside, Sikes, rather than leave Oliver at the scene of his botched burglary of Mrs. Maylie's house, picks him up and runs with him as far as he can, before hiding him in a ditch at the suggestion of an accomplice. LONDON ROAD. Source: Still from Oliver Twist RocknRolla (2008) RocknRolla is an underrated crime thriller set in a landscape full of corrupt businessmen and dodgy deals. In 2007, Sikes is portrayed by actor Tom Hardy in the BBC One miniseries Oliver Twist, later aired in the United States on PBS' Masterpiece Classic. Hardy's television roles include the HBO war drama mini-series Band of Brothers (2001), the BBC historical drama mini-series The Virgin Queen (2005), Sikes was played by Danny Sewell in the stage musical Oliver! Tom Hardy as Bill Sikes, a brutish career criminal. Sikes is a malicious criminal in Fagin's gang, and a vicious robber and murderer. 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The man who growled out these words, was a stoutly-built fellow of about five-and-thirty, in a black velveteen coat, very soiled drab breeches, lace-up half boots, and grey cotton stockings which enclosed a bulky pair of legs, with large swelling calves—the kind of legs, which in such costume, always look in an unfinished and incomplete state without a set of fetters to garnish them. His film roles, especially as Bane in Dark Knight Rises have provided further proof that he … TOM HARDY plays a perfect Bill Sikes. Adam Arnold Artful Dodger. Sikes lives in Bethnal Green and later moves to the squalid rookery area of London then called Jacob's Island, east of present-day Shad Thames. We urge you to turn off your ad blocker for The Telegraph website so that you can continue to access our quality content in the future. Brutal and scary as fuck. Hangs himself while trying to escape hanging himself Twist '', followed 770. 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