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  • David Copperfield Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
  • TV-PG
    TV Episode | 90 min | Drama

David Copperfield

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-PG
TV Episode | 90 min | Drama

David's happy childhood days in the village of Blunderstone with his mother, Clara (Emilia Fox), and at Great Yarmouth with their servant, Peggotty (Pauline Quirke) and her family, are brought to an end by the marriage of Clara to ...See moreDavid's happy childhood days in the village of Blunderstone with his mother, Clara (Emilia Fox), and at Great Yarmouth with their servant, Peggotty (Pauline Quirke) and her family, are brought to an end by the marriage of Clara to high-minded but brutal Edward Murdstone (Trevor Eve). He and his sister, Jane (Zoë Wanamaker), move into the peaceful little house and begin a repressive regime. Peggotty is powerless to protect David and finds herself sidelined. Murdstone's loathing of the boy brings them to a confrontation that leads to David being sent away to school, where Mr Creakle (Ian McKellen) beats him as a matter of course but where he meets James Steerforth (Harry Lloyd), who becomes his friend and protector. See less
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Charles Dickens (novel) | Adrian Hodges (screenplay)
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Updated Dec 25, 1999

Release date
Dec 25, 1999 (United States)

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36 cast members
Name Known for
Emilia Fox
Clara Copperfield Clara Copperfield   See fewer
Pauline Quirke
Peggotty Peggotty   See fewer
Maggie Smith
Betsey Trotwood Betsey Trotwood   See fewer
John Normington
Dr. Chillip Dr. Chillip   See fewer
Daniel Radcliffe
Young David Young David   See fewer
Trevor Eve
Murdstone Murdstone   See fewer
James Thornton
Ham Peggotty Ham Peggotty   See fewer
Alun Armstrong
Dan Peggotty Dan Peggotty   See fewer
Patsy Byrne
Mrs. Gummidge Mrs. Gummidge   See fewer
Laura Harling
Little Emily Little Emily   See fewer
Zoë Wanamaker
Miss Murdstone Miss Murdstone   See fewer
Jacqueline Tong
Lady in coach Lady in coach   See fewer
Karl Johnson
Tungay Tungay   See fewer
Ian McKellen
Creakle Creakle   See fewer
Harry Lloyd
Young Steerforth Young Steerforth   See fewer
Steve Swinscoe
Quinion Quinion   See fewer
Bob Hoskins
Micawber Micawber   See fewer
Peter Sproule
Bootmaker Bootmaker   See fewer
Imelda Staunton
Mrs. Micawber Mrs. Micawber   See fewer
Paul Whitehouse
Pawnbroker Pawnbroker   See fewer
Brian Abbott
Constable Constable   See fewer
Ian McNeice
Mr. Dick Mr. Dick   See fewer
Nicholas Lyndhurst
Uriah Heep Uriah Heep   See fewer
Oliver Ford Davies
Mr. Wickfield Mr. Wickfield   See fewer
Antonia Corrigan
Young Agnes Young Agnes   See fewer
Amanda Ryan
Agnes Wickfield Agnes Wickfield   See fewer
Ciarán McMenamin
David Copperfield David Copperfield   See fewer
James Grout
Mr. Spenlow Mr. Spenlow   See fewer
Dawn French
Mrs. Crupp Mrs. Crupp   See fewer
Joanna Page
Dora Spenlow Dora Spenlow   See fewer
Clare Wilkie
Julia Mills Julia Mills   See fewer
Tom Wilkinson
Narrator (voice) Narrator (voice)   See fewer
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