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David Copperfield is a 10 episode BBC serial broadcast in 1986 and 1987 and based on the novel David Copperfield by Charles Dickens. The series was written by James Andrew Hall and directed by Barry Letts. It was produced by Terrance Dicks.
Original Release
10/19/1986 on BBC
Cast
Name | Character |
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Colin Hurley | David Copperfield |
Simon Callow | Wilkins Micawber |
Brenda Bruce | Betsy Trotwood |
Jenny McCracken | Peggotty / Clara Peggotty |
Francesca Hall | Dora / Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow |
Jeremy Brudenell | Steerforth |
Thorley Walters | Mr. Dick |
Ronald Herdman | Barkis |
Stephen Thorne | Daniel Peggotty |
Owen Teale | Ham Peggotty |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 19 October 1986 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 26 October 1986 |
3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 02 November 1986 |
4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 09 November 1986 |
5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 16 November 1986 |
6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 23 November 1986 |
7 | Episode #1.7 | Sunday, 30 November 1986 |
8 | Episode #1.8 | Sunday, 07 December 1986 |
9 | Episode #1.9 | Sunday, 14 December 1986 |
10 | Episode #1.10 | Sunday, 21 December 1986 |
Directors
Writers
James Andrew Hall, Charles Dickens
Cast
Name | Character |
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Colin Hurley | David Copperfield |
Simon Callow | Wilkins Micawber |
Brenda Bruce | Betsy Trotwood |
Jenny McCracken | Peggotty / Clara Peggotty |
Francesca Hall | Dora / Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow |
Jeremy Brudenell | Steerforth |
Thorley Walters | Mr. Dick |
Ronald Herdman | Barkis |
Stephen Thorne | Daniel Peggotty |
Owen Teale | Ham Peggotty |
Hilary Mason | Mrs. Gummidge |
Oliver Cotton | Mr. Murdstone |
Paul Brightwell | Uriah Heep |
Neal Swettenham | Traddles |
Irene Richard | Julia Mills |
Sandra Payne | Mrs Micawber |
Nyree Dawn Porter | Mrs. Steerforth |
David Dexter | Young David / David (as a child) |
Alison Fiske | Rosa Dartle |
Nolan Hemmings | David (teenage) / David (older) |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Terrance Dicks | Producer |