We’ve all read about it, we’ve all seen the trailers… doesn’t it look ace?! Just look at Timothy Small as Fagin… a great actor who seriously looks the part. Brilliant stuff.

Not much to say about this one, apart from… Dickens. Christmas. Please sir, can I have some more. Sophie Okonedo. Tom Hardy looking mad. Timothy Spall. Christmas. Dickens. Dickens. Christmas. Top hats for goalposts. Dickens. Christmas. Outstanding. If this five-part serialisation (adapted by Sarah Phelps of EastEnders fame) is half as good as the last BBC mainstream adaptation of Dickens (yup, Bleak House) we’re on for a serious televisual treat. Not just worth setting the video for, but staying in, taking the phone off the hook and not answering the door when the carol singers come. Bring. It. On.