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would love to bring him down - a fact Fagin knows and rather enjoys.

Anton Lesser is a well-respected and prolific character actor, whose career spans television, theatre, film and radio. He recently played the part of Sir Thomas More in the 大象传媒’s critically acclaimed adaptation of Hilary Mantel’s novel .

Anton has a recurring role in ITV’S Endeavour as Chief Superintendent Bright and also recently featured in HBO's , and .

Anton is well-known for his work with the Royal Shakespeare Company and as an Associate Artist has played a great number of Shakespeare’s famous roles including Richard III, Brutus, Romeo and Troilus. Anton frequently contributes to radio and audio books appearing in many award winning programmes.

The crime-lord of Oliver Twist. Readers from Dickens's time to our own have criticised his vilainous and prejudiced presentation of a stereotypical avaricious Jewishness.

"The walls and ceiling of the room were perfectly black with age and dirt. There was a deal table before the fire: upon which were a candle, stuck in a ginger-beer bottle, two or three pewter pots, a loaf and butter, and a plate. In a frying-pan, which was on the fire, and which was secured to the mantelshelf by a string, some sausages were cooking; and standing over them, with a toasting-fork in his hand, was a very old shrivelled Jew, whose villainous-looking and repulsive face was obscured by a quantity of matted red hair. He was dressed in a greasy flannel gown, with his throat bare; and seemed to be dividing his attention between the frying-pan and the clothes-horse, over which a great number of silk handkerchiefs were hanging. Several rough beds made of old sacks, were huddled side by side on the floor. Seated round the table were four or five boys, none older than the Dodger, smoking long clay pipes, and drinking spirits with the air of middle-aged men. These all crowded about their associate as he whispered a few words to the Jew; and then turned round and grinned at Oliver. So did the Jew himself, toasting-fork in hand.

'This is him, Fagin,' said Jack Dawkins; "my friend Oliver Twist.'"

Charles Dickens, Oliver Twist, Chapter eight.

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