TV Series

David Copperfield (1974–1975)

• TV-PG
• First aired December 1, 1974
• Seasons: 1 · Episodes: 6
• 50m per episode

• Drama

Overview

A young man journeys from a difficult childhood to maturity, exploring social injustice, personal development, and the complexities of human relationships. A co-production with Time-Life Television Productions, the miniseries was first broadcast on BBC 1 in weekly parts from 1 December 1974 to 5 January 1975. 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 eight episodes are known to exist.

Created by

Hugh Whitemore

Starring

Patience Collier, Ian Hogg, David Troughton