Bill Sikes won several awards in the early 1960s. Oliver Reed played Sikes in the musical's 1968 film adaptation which also won several awards, with Reed's performance often cited as the best portrayal of Sikes - being labelled as "the sinister core of the film". His songs are removed from the film, making his performance of the character closer to that of the novel rather than the stage version. The famous climax of the 1948 film adaptation is retained and Bill Sikes dies in the same manner of being shot then accidentally hanging himself. In Disney's animated version, "Oliver & Company" (1988),
The Admirable Crichton (1968 film) from trimming the first act and where Travers "was simply miscast". Bill Travers was nominated for an Emmy for Outstanding Performance by an Actor. The Admirable Crichton (1968 film) The Admirable Crichton is a 1968 TV movie adaptation of the play "The Admirable Crichton". It starred Bill Travers and Virginia McKenna. It was filmed for "Hallmark Hall of Fame" and was directed by George Schaefer. The show was taped in New York over a month in February and March 1968. McKenna said the play was "a comment on our society, how our social code of behaviour imprisons people and stops