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David Copperfield is a British six-part television serial of the Charles Dickens novel adapted by Hugh Whitemore, directed by Joan Craft and first shown on BBC 1 in weekly parts from 1 December 1974. It was a co-production with Time-Life Television Productions.
Original Release
12/01/1974
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ian Hogg | Dan Peggotty |
| David Troughton | Ham Peggotty |
| Patience Collier | Betsey Trotwood / Betsy Trotwood |
| David Yelland | David Copperfield / David |
| Lala Lloyd | Mrs. Gummidge |
| Timothy Bateson | Mr. Dick |
| Arthur Lowe | Mr. Micawber |
| Pat Keen | Peggotty |
| Jacqueline Pearce | Rosa Dartle |
| Sheila Keith | Mrs. Steerforth |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Sunday, 01 December 1974 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Sunday, 08 December 1974 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Sunday, 15 December 1974 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Sunday, 22 December 1974 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Sunday, 29 December 1974 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Sunday, 05 January 1975 |
Directors
Writers
Charles Dickens, Hugh Whitemore
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Ian Hogg | Dan Peggotty |
| David Troughton | Ham Peggotty |
| Patience Collier | Betsey Trotwood / Betsy Trotwood |
| David Yelland | David Copperfield / David |
| Lala Lloyd | Mrs. Gummidge |
| Timothy Bateson | Mr. Dick |
| Arthur Lowe | Mr. Micawber |
| Pat Keen | Peggotty |
| Jacqueline Pearce | Rosa Dartle |
| Sheila Keith | Mrs. Steerforth |
| Beth Morris | Dora |
| Peter Bourke | Tommy Traddles |
| Gail Harrison | Agnes |
| Anthony Andrews | Steerforth |
| Patricia Routledge | Mrs. Micawber |
| Martin Jarvis | Uriah Heep |
| Edward Sinclair | Mr. Barkis |
| Melanie Hughes | Em'ly |
| Liz Smith | Mrs. Heep |
| Jonathan Kahn | Davy |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| John McRae | Producer |
