Oliver Twist (2005 film) is furious at Nancy's betrayal, and brutally beats her to death in their apartment. The next day, information about Oliver and Fagin appear in the newspaper, along with Nancy's murder and the fact that Sikes is a suspect. Sikes's ever-present dog, Bullseye, is a dead giveaway to his identity. After unsuccessfully trying to kill the dog, Sikes takes up residence with Toby Crackit. Fagin, Oliver, and the boys are hiding there too, after escaping their previous location before the police could find it. Bullseye escapes his master's cruelty, and leads a group of police and locals to the group's hideout.
Bill Sikes the East River. In Disney's 1997 live action television production, "Oliver Twist", Bill Sikes is played by David O'Hara. Sikes is portrayed by actor Tom Hardy in the BBC One "Oliver Twist (2007 miniseries)", later aired in the United States on PBS' "Masterpiece Classic". In the 2015 BBC TV series "Dickensian", Sikes is played by Mark Stanley. Bill Sikes William Bill Sikes is a fictional character and the main antagonist in the novel "Oliver Twist" by Charles Dickens. Sikes is a malicious criminal in Fagin's gang, and a vicious robber and murderer. Dickens describes his first appearance: His prostitute girlfriend