Great Expectations (1946) - David Lean directed this stylish film presentation of Charles Dickens' heart warming story of a young man befriending an escaped convict who becomes his unknown benefactor, and of the consequences for the young man as he establishes himself in the world.

A Tale Of Two Cities - Dickens' epic tale set during the French Revolution follows the fortunes of a disillusioned English lawyer, Sidney Carton (Dirk Bogarde), whose solace is drink and who bears an uncanny resemblance to a young French aristocrat named Darnay. Carton defends Darnay but ends up falling in love with Darnay's fiancee Lucy.

When Darnay is imprisoned by the revolutionary mob, Carton is given the chance to redeem himself as he leaves for Paris for Darnay's aid. A truly gripping tale, incomparably told and flawlessly performed.

Oliver Twist - Oliver Twist, (John Howard Davies), orphaned at birth and raised in the workhouse, is expelled for daring to ask the Beadle (Francis L. Sullivan) for more food. Unhappily apprenticed to an Undertaker, Oliver escaped to London, where he meets the cheeky Artful Dodger (Anthony Newly), the villainous Fagin (Alec Guiness), the aggressive Bill Sykes (Robert Newton) and the kindly but doomed Nancy (Kay Walsh).

Torn constantly between the forces of good and evil, Oliver eventually seals his fate by picking the pocket of a rich gentleman (Henry Stephenson).