David Copperfield Premiered Date, Network, Genre, Cast

Premiered Date

December 25, 1999

Network

BBC

Cast

Daniel Radcliffe

as Young David

Maggie Smith

as Betsey Trotwood

Ian McKellen

as Creakle

Dawn French

as Mrs. Crupp

Imelda Staunton

as Mrs. Micawber

1942-2014

Bob Hoskins

as Micawber

Emilia Fox

as Clara Cooperfield

Nicholas Lyndhurst

as Uriah Heep

Pauline Quirke

as Peggotty

Zoe Wanamaker

as Young Clara

Ian McNeice

as Mr. Dick

Oliver Ford Davies

as Mr. Wickfield

Trevor Eve

as Murdstone

Ciarán McMenamin

as David Cooperfield

About David Copperfield

About

Based on the novel by Charles Dickens, the story follows of the growth of the title character from childhood to adulthood.

Best known as the first on screen role of Daniel Radcliffe, the show won a Peabody Award in 2000. It first aired in America that same year on PBS.