David Copperfield

David Copperfield was a novel by Charles Dickens. Clara Oswald's English class at Coal Hill School covered it during the year. (TV: Kill the Moon)

"Charlie Dickens" recalled writing David Copperfield and The Pickwick Papers before moving from England to Amerika. (PROSE: Print the Legend)

Behind the scenes

• The lost 1956 miniseries featured Bernard Cribbins as Thomas Traddles, Kevin Stoney as a doctor, Gerald Cross as a man and Graham Crowden as Mr. Gulpidge.
• The partially lost 1966 miniseries starred Ian McKellen as David Copperfield, Flora Robson as Betsey Trotwood, Hannah Gordon as Agnes Wickfield, Noel Johnson as Mr. Wickfield, Bill Fraser as Mr. Micawber, Colin Jeavons as Uriah Heep, Richard Leech as Mr. Murdstone, John Ringham as Littimer, Tony Caunter as Tungay and Patrick Troughton as the pawnbroker.
• The 1969 film starred Robin Phillips as David Copperfield and Andrew McCulloch as Ham Peggoty.
• The 1974 miniseries featured Martin Jarvis as Uriah Heep, David Troughton as Sam Peggoty, Timothy Bateson as Mr. Dick, Gareth Thomas as Edward Murdstone, Jacqueline Pearce as Rosa Dartle and Michael Troughton as Mick Walker.
• The 1986 miniseries was directed by Barry Letts and featured Simon Callow as Wilkins Micawber, Stephen Thorne as Daniel Peggoty and John Savident as Mr. Creakle.
• The 1991 BBC Radio 4 adaptation The Personal History of David Copperfield featured Miriam Margolyes and Sheila Hancock.
• The 1999 miniseries featured Emilia Fox as Clare Copperfield, Zoë Wanamaker as Jane Murdstone, Ian McKellen as Mr. Creakle, Harry Lloyd as young James Steerforth, Cherie Lunghi as Mrs. Steerforth, Imelda Staunton as Emma Micawber, Dawn French as Mrs. Crupp, Paul Whitehouse as the pawnbroker and Ian McNeice as Mr. Dick.
• The 2019 flim The Personal History of David Copperfield featured Peter Capaldi as Wilkins Micawber, Aneurin Barnard as James Steerforth, Paul Whitehouse as Mr. Peggoty, Nikki Amuka-Bird as Mrs. Steerforth, Darren Boyd as Edward Murdstone, Matthew Cottle as Mr. Spenlow, Anna Maxwell Martin as Mrs. Strong, Victor McGuire as Creakle and Peter Singh as Tungay.