Rhys and Montgomery's cultishly strange mockumentaries are always fun, so I was deeply excited to see this Dickens prequel come to life. It doesn't disappoint, with a sharp young ensemble cast, anchored by the brilliance of Eccleston and Threlfall as well as the occasional comedy legend cameo. There's a lot of broad children's TV foolishness here (and even after the much more consistent special episodes I'm still not certain each episode needs to be so long) but Dodger also has a surprising amount of dark twists, Dickensian empathy and a healthy disrespect for any and all authority figures. I genuinely was really taken with it. I hope we get even more however illogical that is to Oliver Twist but even if we don't I'm certain its contemporary kid audience will remember it fondly for a long time to come and that is a very pleasant thought.