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David Copperfield is a BBC television serial starring Ian McKellen in the title role of the adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel that began airing in January 1966. It also featured Tina Packer as Dora Flora Robson as Betsey Trotwood, Gordon Gostelow as Barkis, and Christopher Guard as young David. The screenplay adaptation was written by Vincent Tilsley.
Original Release
01/16/1966 on BBC
US Release
01/16/1966
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ian McKellen | David Copperfield |
Flora Robson | Betsey Trotwood |
Tina Packer | Dora Spenlow |
Hannah Gordon | Agnes Wickfield |
Lila Kaye | Peggotty |
George Benson | Richard 'Mr. Dick' Babley |
Clive Francis | Tommy Traddles |
Noel Johnson | Mr. Wickfield |
Colin Jeavons | Uriah Heep |
Christopher Guard | David Copperfield / David, as a boy |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Early Days | Sunday, 16 January 1966 |
2 | The New Home | Sunday, 23 January 1966 |
3 | The Long Journey | Sunday, 30 January 1966 |
4 | Distant Relations | Sunday, 06 February 1966 |
5 | Old Acquaintances | Sunday, 13 February 1966 |
6 | The Bachelor Party | Sunday, 20 February 1966 |
7 | Courtship | Sunday, 27 February 1966 |
8 | The Proposal | Sunday, 06 March 1966 |
9 | Domestic Tangles | Sunday, 13 March 1966 |
10 | Toll of the Sea | Sunday, 20 March 1966 |
11 | 'Umble Aspirations | Sunday, 27 March 1966 |
12 | Fortunes Restored | Sunday, 03 April 1966 |
13 | Home at Last | Sunday, 10 April 1966 |
Directors
Writers
Vincent Tilsley, Charles Dickens
Cast
Name | Character |
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Ian McKellen | David Copperfield |
Flora Robson | Betsey Trotwood |
Tina Packer | Dora Spenlow |
Hannah Gordon | Agnes Wickfield |
Lila Kaye | Peggotty |
George Benson | Richard 'Mr. Dick' Babley |
Clive Francis | Tommy Traddles |
Noel Johnson | Mr. Wickfield |
Colin Jeavons | Uriah Heep |
Christopher Guard | David Copperfield / David, as a boy |
Bill Fraser | Mr. Micawber |
Judy Parfitt | Rosa Dartle |
Eleanor Summerfield | Mrs. Micawber |
Richard Leech | Mr. Murdstone |
Gordon Gostelow | Barkis |
Barry Justice | James Steerforth |
Olga Lindo | Mrs. Gummidge |
Basil Moss | Ham Peggotty |
Elizabeth Tyrrell | Mrs. Steerforth |
Amelia Bayntun | Mrs. Crupp |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Campbell Logan | Producer |