Dodger

No! Dodge it!

Where are your mum and dad? How should I know?

There's more to that girl than you know.

What are you playing at?

No!

SHOUTING

Now he comes alive.

Oi, stop there! Come here!

Only God can help those children now.

Right! Fagin's the name, pleased to meet you, my dears.

Oh, you've got a home, have you?

Well, it's gone. Burnt down.

It was like Bonfire Night. No survivors.

You'll have to make do with here,

start an orphanage without the beds.

Fagin! Listen, listen!

Shut up! Bill.

Oh, yeah. Shush, shush, shush.

You'll wake the kids up.

Shh! What are you doing here?

I've just been talking to an old mate of mine

down the pub and I've got a job on.

And it's a big 'un. So, I'm going to need them two new

sprats tomorrow night.

Tomorrow night?

I'm not a miracle worker, Bill.

These things take time.

The kid's had a bit of a knock.

It turns out the orphanage down Smeaton Street

that burnt down used to be his gaffe.

And the girl, well, I mean, she's straight out of the nest.

Still got the country shine on her.

So, what? Well, they'll need a couple of weeks training

before I let them loose in front of the public.

What are you talking about? Polly says that the boy's very

quick with his mitts, a real wizard with the cards,

and if you can shuffle cards, you can shuffle pockets.

Yeah, but it's giving him the guts to do it, in't it?

That's what takes time. Give him half the guts in half the time!

I need four extra hands, right?

What are they going to be doing?

You get them ready

and then I'll tell you, yeah?

I don't want you stealing my thunder.

Mm?

Goodnight! Come on, Bullseye.

GRUNTING

THUNDER RUMBLES

PANTING

LAUGHTER

CHEERING AND APPLAUSE

Bless the Queen! God save the Queen!

The time for change is now.

We must fight for our rights.

My father lost his life defending an empire that couldn't care

less about him.

We need a revolution!

Kick down the palace doors, let the people

flood in and take what we've paid for in taxes and blood.

What's going on over there?

We must abolish the monarchy and create a fair and equal

Republic of Great Britain! Oi.

Off your box. I'm exercising my freedom of speech.

Not around here you ain't. Come on, off it.

Go on. Everyone else, go home.

Don't listen to that. Dirty words about the queen.

Home. Come on. Home. We should have arrested her.

I don't trust her.

I'm going to follow her.

BELL TOLLS

What are you doing in my bed?

Hey? Come on! Get off!

Ow, you're hurting me! Good!

Oi, leave it out! Oi!

Tom, ha! What are you doing here?

So, you've replaced me already, have you? I've kept my mouth shut

for you, for all of you!

And this is how I'm repaid? Hang about, you're not due to be released

from prison till tomorrow.

I escaped, didn't I?

A day before your release?

Why? The escape plan took longer than I thought.

How much longer?

About six months.

FAGIN SNORTS It's not funny!

I had to dig through the walls with this, a toffee hammer.

Well, it's nice to see you, my dear.

Now, shake hands. We're all on the same side here.

Who is he anyway? I don't know.

What's your name?

Jack. Oh, we're not having another Jack in the gang. Why not?

I've had a lot down the years and they've all

ended up dead or worse. Worse?

One of them joined the police force.

We'll have to call you something else, a dodgy name

for a dodgy geezer.

Ha! I've got it.

Dodger.

That's not fair.

He's been here two minutes, he's got a nickname already.

You never use my nickname.

That's cos it's stupid.

What's stupid about Mr Walnut?

It suits me.

I'm hard as nuts and I'm a nutter.

I'm not calling you that.

People will think you're a squirrel!

Oi, oi.

If I catch you sleeping in my kipping spot again, Dodger...

..I'll finish you off for real.

Right, come on, we don't want to miss the busiest time of the day.

Busiest time for what? Work, my dears. Work!

Work? I knew there'd be a catch.

What sort of work are we doing, then? How can I put this?

We're pocket rummagers.

What? Watch lifters.

Ragged magpies with a beady eye on all that glitters.

Hang on. You're criminals!

Oh, we don't like that word.

No, we never say the F-word. F-word? Thieves.

Look, there's nicking and there's nicking.

We're somewhere in between.

We only steal from people who won't miss it.

We skim a snuff box here, a handkerchief there,

maybe a few coins. But at the end of the day,

we put it in a big pot and give it to the poor.

Yeah, us. We're a family, see, and like a family,

we look after each other.

That's nice.

Come on.

Who are you? Don't you know how to knock?

Oh, police.

I let myself in and yes, I do know how to knock.

See? Now, I weren't happy about those dirty words

you were saying outside about the Queen, yeah?

There's been a lot of death threats against her lately,

and I need to check everyone out. That's why I'm here.

Sir, let me assure you, I don't like the Queen and I believe

in social equality, but I'd never wish her harm. Mm.

OK, thanks very much. Sorry to have kept you.

Oh.

Now, that is a very sharp knife. You want to be careful

where you throw that.

One time I nearly sliced my finger off chopping an egg.

I will.

It was a boiled egg.

Thanks.

She's all right.

Come here. Now, listen.

We are pickpockets.

And pickpocketing is like a dance.

You've got to find the right partner, learn the moves.

First, you need a target.

Someone without their wits about 'em, someone with their guard down.

Someone doing two things at the same time.

Look! See that woman there wasting water on leafy things.

Now, your job is to pinch that lady's purse

without being caught. I'm not doing that!

Yes, you are. I'm going to make you do it. No, I'm not! Why not?

I don't take things that don't belong to me.

You're a country girl, in't you?

Have you ever filched eggs off a hen?

Have you? Yeah, but that's... Well, this is just the same, only

it's coins in pockets. Tang's on lookout.

I don't want to be on lookout. It's not fair.

I want to steal things.

Oh, Tang, you have stolen something.

You've stolen my heart. Now get on lookout!

What if we don't want to do it?

What if we don't want to do it?

Listen, if we don't rob, we don't get food.

If we don't get food, we don't eat.

If we don't eat, we starve. If we starve, we die.

Do you want to die?

I didn't think so. Get on with it!

I don't want to do this.

Nor me.

We've got no choice, do we, Charley?

Let's just do a runner. Keep it down.

He's watching us.

I'll do the talking. You nick the purse.

What?

Oh, hello, Miss. Oh.

Yeah, it's a lovely day, ain't it? Is it?

I'm an orphan.

Oh, boohoo.

Um, want to see a magic trick?

No, I hate magic.

Oh, go on!

Well, make it quick, I ain't paying you!

All right, all right. Come on!

Pick a card, any card. Here you go.

You're wasting your time, mate. You're wasting your time.

I shuffle them, right?

Then I'll give them a little more of a shuffle. Any more shuffling,

I'll shuffle off. No, just a little bit more, don't worry.

Oi! Trying to rob from me, were you?

Well, you'll have to try harder than that to get this purse!

Ha! They've done it.

Let's go.