| Celebrate Oliver | |
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 A screen capture from the BBC's Celebrate Oliver featuring Perry Millward (The Artful Dodger) and Joseph McManners (Oliver Twist) |
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| Format | Family ยท Musical |
| Created by | Rob Colley |
| Starring | Shane Richie, Joseph McManners, Perry Millward, Ron Moody, Ruthie Henshall, Jean Boht, Matthew Kelly, Suranne Jones, Amy Nuttall, Hayley Westenra, Aled Jones, The Choirboys, Mark Lester, Jack Wild |
| Country of origin |  United Kingdom |
| Production | |
| Camera setup | Multiple-camera setup |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | BBC One |
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| IMDb profile | |
Celebrate Oliver was aired by BBC 1 on Boxing Day 2005. Shane Richie hosted the spectacular show celebrating one of the most popular and best-loved musicals of all time, Lionel Bart's musical Oliver! A selection of the nation's favourite actors and musical stars took to the stage to perform their own interpretations of some of most recognisable songs in musical history. Matthew Kelly, Suranne Jones, Amy Nuttall, Hayley Westenra, Ruthie Henshall and Aled Jones are just a few of the performers who paid homage to the musical, singing classics such as Consider Yourself, As Long As He Needs Me and Who Will Buy?
The original Fagin, the legendary Ron Moody, donned his fingerless gloves once again to give his definitive rendition of Reviewing the Situation, and host Shane Richie performed his own special version of Fagin's signature tune, You've Got To Pick A Pocket Or Two. Telling the story of how a Charles Dickens tale became a timeless musical masterpiece, actors from the original film version of Oliver!, including Mark Lester (Oliver), Jack Wild (Artful Dodger), Shani Wallis (Nancy), and Barry Humphries, who played Mr. Sowerberry in the original Broadway stage version, talked about their roles in the show's history and what Oliver means to them. Bringing Oliver up to date, rising young stars Joseph McManners and Perry Millward became Oliver and the Artful Dodger for the evening. The show has not yet aired in the United States.
