Oliver! (film) in the United States, and Oliver Reed, who played Bill Sikes, had just begun to make a name for himself. Producer John Woolf suggested Oliver Reed for the role to the director Reed, without knowing that the two were in fact related. Ron Moody, who was also well known in Britain but not the US, recreated his London stage performance, after Peter Sellers, Dick Van Dyke and Peter O'Toole reportedly turned down the role. Elizabeth Taylor turned down the role of Nancy as well. Julie Andrews was also considered. Director Reed also had Shirley Bassey in mind, but his choice
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