David Copperfield
TV Series · 30 min · ★ 5.2
This adaptation of Dickens’s beloved novel follows the young orphan as he endures a troubled childhood and eventually finds literary success.
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Details
- Release date
- 1986-10-19
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 30 min
- TMDB rating
- 5.2/10 (5 votes)
Themes
- child abuse
- child labour
- based on novel or book
- miniseries
- hardship
Cast & crew
Colin Hurley
as David Copperfield
Brenda Bruce
as Betsey Trotwood
Simon Callow
as Wilkins Micawber
- JM
Jenny McCracken
as Clara Peggotty
- FH
Francesca Hall
as Dora Spenlow
- JB
Jeremy Brudenell
as James Steerforth
Thorley Walters
as Richard 'Mr Dick' Babley
Oliver Cotton
as Edward Murdstone
Sarah Crowden
as Jane Murdstone
- DD
David Dexter
as Young David Copperfield
Directed by Barry Letts