David Copperfield (1974 TV serial)
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David Copperfield is a British six-part television serial of the 1850 novel by Charles Dickens adapted by Hugh Whitemore, directed by Joan Craft and first shown on BBC1 in weekly parts from 1 December 1974 to 5 January 1975.[1] It was a co-production with Time-Life Television Productions.[2] It is the earliest BBC adaptation to exist in its entirety. The 1956 adaptation is completely lost, whilst only four of the 1966 adaptation's episodes are known to exist.
- Jonathan Kahn as David Copperfield (child)
- David Yelland as David Copperfield (adult)
- Martin Jarvis as Uriah Heep
- Arthur Lowe as Wilkins Micawber.
- David Troughton as Ham Peggotty
- Ian Hogg as Dan Peggotty
- Timothy Bateson as Mr. Dick
- Patience Collier as Betsey Trotwood
- Anthony Andrews as Steerforth
- Patricia Routledge as Mrs. Micawber
- Pat Keen as Peggotty
