Hugh Dancy in period drama excellence? Dickens wishes he looked this good.
A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships.
Acting
Sally Field devours scenery as Betsey Trotwood
Costume
Victorian drip that actually looks lived-in
Production
180 minutes that somehow feels brisk
Director
Peter Medak
Hugh Dancy
David Copperfield
Sarah Smart
Clara Copperfield
Sally Field
Betsey Trotwood
Murray Melvin
Dr Edward Chillip
Judy Cornwell
Clara Peggotty
Freddie Jones
Barkis
Anthony Andrews
Edward Murdstone
Eileen Atkins
Jane Murdstone
Nigel Davenport
Daniel Peggotty
Andrew Grainger
Ham Peggotty
Peter Woodthorpe
Creakle
Paul Bettany
James Steerforth
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This BBC production competed with a 1999 Masterpiece Theatre version starring Daniel Radcliffe as young David.
Dickens wrote this semi-autobiographically; the blacking factory trauma mirrors his own childhood labor.
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