Rent David Copperfield (1999)
3.8 of 5 from 63 ratings
2h 59min
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- Synopsis:
- And here Dickens' own favourite and most enduring novel bursts onto the screen in a dazzling adaptation, with a truly world-class cast bringing alive some of the most famous characters in fiction. Bob Hoskins as the ever-optimistic Mr Micawber; Maggie Smith as David's fearsome aunt, Betsey Trotwood; Trevor Eve as the sadistic Mr Murdstone; Nicholas Lyndhurst as sly, sinister Uriah Heep; Pauline Quirke as David's loyal friend and servant, Peggotty; and featuring Ciaran McMenamin as David, with Marry Lloyd (the 15 year old descendent of Charles Dickens himself) as the young Steerforth.
- Actors:
- Daniel Radcliffe, Trevor Eve, Michael Elphick, James Thornton, Alun Armstrong, Patsy Byrne, Laura Harling, Zoë Wanamaker, Jacqueline Tong, Karl Johnson, Ian McKellen, Harry Lloyd, Steve Swinscoe, Thomas Maher, Bob Hoskins, Peter Sproule, Imelda Staunton, Paul Whitehouse, Brian Abbott, Jake Nightingale
- Directors:
- Simon Curtis
- Producers:
- Kate Harwood
- Narrated By:
- Tom Wilkinson
- Writers:
- Charles Dickens, Adrian Hodges
- Studio:
- BBC
- Genres:
- Children & Family, British TV, TV Classics, TV Dramas
- Collections:
- Remembering Tom Wilkinson
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