"Like many fond parents, I have in my heart a favourite child. And his name is David Copperfield." Charles Dickens
And here in Dickens' own favourite and most enduring novel bursts onto 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 Heap
Pauline Quirke as David's loyal friend and servant, Peggotty
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