David Copperfield - Season 1 - Eps 1: Part 1

1999-12-2590 min⭐ 7.075/10

David's happy childhood days in the village of Blunderstone with his mother, Clara, and at Great Yarmouth with their servant, Peggotty and her family, are brought to an end by the marriage of Clara to high-minded but brutal Edward Murdstone. He and his sister, Jane, move into the peaceful little house and begin a repressive regime. // Romance is in the air as David secretly gets engaged to his employer's daughter, the beautiful but dizzy Dora Spenlow -- despite Mr Spenlow's outrage. Spenlow's death soon after, however, gives David a chance to marry Dora, and he starts to write his stories and columns for newspapers. But what of the beautiful Agnes Wickfield, his one constant friend?

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About David Copperfield

David Copperfield

Title: David Copperfield

First Air Date: 1999-12-25

Last Air Date: 1999-12-26

Status: Ended

Rating: 7.075/10 (from 53 votes)

Language: EN

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 2

Network: BBC One

Genres: Drama

Production Companies: BBC

Synopsis

The tale of David Copperfield from his birth and idyllic upbringing through hardship and adventure leading to his eventual discovery of his vocation as a novelist. On his journey David encounters a gallery of Dickens' most memorable characters, including Mr. Micawber, Uriah Heep, Steerforth, and others.

Cast

Tom Wilkinson

Tom Wilkinson

Narrator (voice)

Daniel Radcliffe

Daniel Radcliffe

Young David Copperfield

Ciarán McMenamin

Ciarán McMenamin

David Copperfield

Emilia Fox

Emilia Fox

Clara Copperfield

Pauline Quirke

Pauline Quirke

Peggotty

Maggie Smith

Maggie Smith

Betsey Trotwood

Trevor Eve

Trevor Eve

Murdstone

Michael Elphick

Michael Elphick

Barkis

James Thornton

James Thornton

Ham Peggotty

Alun Armstrong

Alun Armstrong

Dan Peggotty

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