David Copperfield Daniel Radcliffe Full Movie

1999 British boob tube drama

David Copperfield
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Written by	Adrian Hodges (from the novel by Charles Dickens)
Directed past	Simon Curtis
Starring	Daniel Radcliffe Ciarán McMenamin Maggie Smith Pauline Quirke Alun Armstrong Trevor Eve Bob Hoskins Zoë Wanamaker Emilia Pull a fast one on Oliver Ford Davies Nicholas Lyndhurst Imelda Staunton Ian McNeice Ian McKellen Michael Elphick Dawn French
Composer	Rob Lane
Country of origin	U.k.
Original language	English
No. of serial	i
No. of episodes	two
Production
Executive producers	Jane Tranter Rebecca Eaton
Producer	Kate Harwood
Running time	185 minutes
Production company	WGBH productions for the BBC
Release
Original network	BBC One
Flick format	PAL (576i), sixteen:nine
Audio format	Stereo
Original release	25 Dec (1999-12-25) – 26 December 1999 (1999-12-26)

David Copperfield is a two-part BBC boob tube drama adaptation of Charles Dickens'south 1850 novel of the same name, adapted past Adrian Hodges. The first function was shown on Christmas Day 1999 and the second function the following day.

The production is the acting debut of Daniel Radcliffe, who would afterwards rise to stardom as the title graphic symbol of the Harry Potter film series, where he would interact with his David Copperfield co-stars Maggie Smith, Zoë Wanamaker, Imelda Staunton, Dawn French and Paul Whitehouse.

The series was co-produced by BBC America and Boston television station WGBH, and starting time aired on American telly in April 2000, as a feature in the PBS series Masterpiece.^{[1] [2]} It won a Peabody Award in 2000.^[iii]

Product [edit]

The original accommodation was written by John Sullivan, the writer of BBC sitcom Only Fools and Horses, and would have emphasised the comic aspects of Dickens' novel. The plan was to reunite old stars David Jason and Nicholas Lyndhurst on-screen, with Jason playing Wilkins Micawber and Lyndhurst in the part of Uriah Heep.^[4]

When Sullivan disagreed with the new direction and re-allocation of the adaptation to the BBC'southward drama department, he left the project, and Adrian Hodges' work was used instead. Lyndhurst remained with this production to play Uriah Heep, and the role of Micawber was taken by Bob Hoskins. Sullivan eventually moved to ITV, where in 2001 he produced a four-function serial chosen Micawber, with Jason in the title part.^[4]

Ian McKellen, who plays Mr. Creakle in this accommodation, previously starred equally the adult David Copperfield in the BBC'due south 1966 adaptation of the novel.

Plot [edit]

Part 1 [edit]

David Copperfield is a posthumous kid. He was built-in in Blunderstone, Suffolk, iii months after the death of his father, who was likewise called David Copperfield. On the nighttime of David'south birth, his neat-aunt, Betsey Trotwood, arrives at the "Rookery" — the Copperfield family dwelling house— and eagerly anticipates the birth of a baby daughter. She insists that Clara Copperfield's baby must exist called Betsey Trotwood Copperfield, and that she will be her godmother. Notwithstanding, when the delivered kid turns out to be a male child, Betsey is horrified (every bit her previous experiences with men have all concluded tragically) and storms out.

David grows upwards loved and cared for by Clara and their maid, Peggotty. When David turns eight, Clara meets Edward Murdstone, a stern homo who takes an firsthand dislike to David. Peggotty offers to have David with her to Yarmouth to visit her brother, Dan, and his family, and he accepts, forming a special bond with Dan's niece, Emily (or Niggling Em'ly). When they render, David sees, to his horror, that his mother has married Murdstone. Murdstone invites his equally stern, sexist sister, Jane, to live with them, and the ii Murdstones rapidly boss the household with their callous personalities. Clara briefly objects to having no say in the affairs of her own house, and Murdstone responds by asserting his authority and disciplining David, while imposing a strict regime upon Clara, David and Peggotty. When Murdstone unfairly canes David for falling behind in his studies, David bites him and, as penalisation, is sent to Salem House, a boarding school owned by Murdstone's unpleasant friend, Mr Creakle, who is particularly harsh towards David at Murdstone'southward request. David's just comfort at the school is his friendship with James Steerforth, an older student from a wealthy family unit, who starting time defends him from a gang of bullies and so helps him win the respect of other pupils.

David returns home for the holidays and finds that Murdstone has fathered a infant boy with Clara. After the holidays David returns to Salem House, where he is soon informed by Creakle that his female parent and one-half-blood brother have died, and he returns domicile for the funeral. Peggotty is dismissed, but becomes engaged to a family friend, Mr. Barkis.

With the Murdstones at present in full control of the Rookery and David'southward hereafter, Murdstone takes David out of school and sends him to work in his factory in London, arranging for David to live with Wilkins Micawber, who treats David like his own son; Micawber is sent to a debtors' prison house shortly subsequently. When he is released, he and his family are forced to move to Plymouth, leaving David homeless. David runs away from London to Dover, to observe Betsey Trotwood in the hope that she will take him in. Eventually he finds her, and despite her reluctance to take a boy in her business firm, she takes him in, and writes to inform the Murdstones of his arrival. Over time, David bonds with Betsey'due south lodger, Mr. Dick, and Betsey herself begins to feel zipper to her great-nephew. When Edward and Jane Murdstone make it to take David dorsum, Betsey appoints herself David's legal guardian, giving Murdstone a verbal thrashing for their cruelty and angrily ordering him out of her house. They are not seen or heard from again.

David, now going by the get-go name "Trotwood" equally required past Betsey, soon resumes his didactics at a school in Canterbury. During his fourth dimension in that location he lodges with Betsey'southward friend, Mr. Wickfield, whose daughter Agnes is of a similar age to David. They abound up together as very close friends. On leaving schoolhouse, David is apprenticed as a clerk to a lawyer called Mr. Spenlow. David meets Mr. Spenlow's daughter Dora and falls in dear with her at first sight.

Part two [edit]

David sees Agnes at a party in London, where he also sees Uriah Heep, Mr Wickfield's clerk. David tells Agnes of his love for Dora before running into his old friend, Steerforth. Uriah tells David of his determination to ally Agnes and warns David not to tell Agnes or her male parent of his intentions. Soon after, David enjoys an unplanned visit with the Micawbers before visiting Steerforth at his mother'due south home.

David and Steerforth travel to Yarmouth, where they visit Peggotty and the ailing Mr. Barkis, going on to visit the Peggotty family. Dan, Ham, Emily and Mrs. Gummidge are still living in the gunkhole house, and Ham is to marry Emily. Emily confides in David that she does not believe herself to be good plenty for Ham, and ignores David'south reassurances. David makes ane final stop to visit Peggotty and informs her that he plans to ally Dora.

At David's lodgings in London, the Micawbers come for dinner and Micawber reveals that he is now working for Uriah Heep. On returning dwelling that evening, he finds Aunt Trotwood on his doorstep, declaring that she is ruined. David and Dora concord to a secret appointment since he is now without his neat aunt'southward financial support. David returns to Canterbury to see the Wickfields and reveals to Mr. Micawber that he suspects Heep of trying to take control of Wickfield'due south business. Heep declares his intention to ally Agnes, and Wickfield responds angrily. The next solar day, Agnes tells David that her father has apologized to Heep, on whom he is now dependent. She reluctantly accepts her potential marriage. Upon David's next visit to Mr. Spenlow, he finds that his date to Dora has been discovered and is non welcomed by her family unit. David refuses to requite up Dora and tries once again to convince Mr. Spenlow of his worthiness, but discovers him dead from a center set on.

David visits Yarmouth again after he receives a letter from Peggotty, informing that Barkis's health is deteriorating and that it is inevitable that he will die soon. Barkis eventually dies and leaves an astronomical £three,000 in his will^[v] - the interest on £1,000 to Dan Peggotty and £2,000 to Peggotty, his married woman.

Ham and then tells David that Emily has run off with Steerforth, who has been lodging somewhere in the expanse and visiting her in secret. Dan begins a search for them, which stretches to other parts of Europe. They inform Steerforth's mother and her companion, Rosa Dartle, of his disappearance; the women reply that they will not allow Steerforth to marry Emily. David learns that the late Mr Spenlow is bankrupt and comforts Dora.

David and then begins to write and starts to sell his stories. He introduces Dora to Agnes, and Dora and David get married. They struggle as a young couple with getting the house in order. David becomes frustrated by Dora'southward inability to run a household, only decides to adapt himself to her and their spousal relationship is finally as happy as it should have been. Dora becomes pregnant, only to suffer a miscarriage which leaves her badly weakened and crippled.

David eventually finds Emily in a London slum where she is being confronted by Rosa Dartle. Dan Peggotty also appears on the scene and promises Emily that they can first a new life in Commonwealth of australia. Emily begs David to accept a letter of the alphabet of apology to Ham, but on his inflow at Yarmouth the town is deserted, because a trigger-happy tempest is raging and a ship is in peril. Ham attempts to rescue a passenger, who turns out to be Steerforth, but both are drowned.

Back in Canterbury, Micawber reveals that he has uncovered Heep's villainous scheme which has ruined both Mr Wickfield and Betsey Trotwood. Wickfield summons the police and Heep is arrested. In thanks, Betsey Trotwood offers to pay for a fresh start for the Micawbers in Australia, merely at the harbour they are faced with a policeman who has a warrant for Mr Micawber's arrest - again for unpaid debts. Betsey Trotwood pays off Micawber'due south debts, leaving him free to lath the boat to Australia. Dan and Emily join the Micawbers on the voyage. Peggotty insists that the news of Ham's decease be kept from Emily until she is stiff enough to cope. Dan invites his sister to join him in Australia, but she chooses to stay in England with David and Dora. Another passenger on the ship is Heep, one of a group of convicts in bondage being loaded for penal transportation.

Dora's health is failing and then she dies with Agnes at her bedside. In his grief David disappears for three years, during which time he continues to write and has his first two books published.

On David'south return to Canterbury, he realizes that he loves Agnes Wickfield. Subsequently much prodding, Agnes reveals that she has e'er been in love with David, and even had Dora'due south dying approval. They are married and within a few years have two sons. David receives a visit from Mr. Peggotty, dorsum from Australia. He brings news that Emily has made a full recovery and that Micawber has established himself as a successful magistrate and bank managing director. The story closes with the birth of David and Agnes's tertiary child - a girl. Betsey Trotwood's wish finally comes truthful later some 30 years, as David decides that the infant will be christened Betsey Trotwood Copperfield, in honour of her godmother.

Cast [edit]

• Ciarán McMenamin every bit David Copperfield (Adult)
  • Daniel Radcliffe as David Copperfield (Immature)
• Emilia Play tricks as Clara Copperfield
• Maggie Smith as Betsey Trotwood
• Trevor Eve every bit Edward Murdstone
• Zoe Wanamaker equally Jane Murdstone
• Pauline Quirke as Clara Peggotty
• Michael Elphick as Barkis
• Alun Armstrong as Dan Peggotty
• James Thornton as Ham Peggotty
• Patsy Byrne as Mrs Gummidge
• Aislin McGuckin equally Emily (Developed)
  • Laura Harling as Emily (Young)
• Ian McKellen as Mr Creakle
• Karl Johnson as Tungay
• Oliver Milburn as James Steerforth (Adult)
  • Harry Lloyd equally James Steerforth (Young)
• Cherie Lunghi as Mrs Steerforth
• Kenneth MacDonald equally Littimer
• Bob Hoskins as Wilkins Micawber
• Imelda Staunton equally Emma Micawber
• Dawn French equally Mrs Crupp
• Paul Whitehouse equally the Pawnbroker
• Ian McNeice as Mr. Dick
• James Grout as Mr Spenlow
• Joanna Page equally Dora Spenlow
• Nicholas Lyndhurst equally Uriah Heep
• Thelma Barlow as Mrs Heep
• Oliver Ford Davies as Mr Wickfield
• Amanda Ryan as Agnes Wickfield (Adult)
  • Antonia Corrigan as Agnes Wickfield (Young)
• Morgane Slemp as Clara (Young)
• Clare Holman equally Rosa Dartle
• Tom Wilkinson equally Narrator (equally old David)

Some locations in the story [edit]

• Blunderstone is the village in Suffolk where David Copperfield is built-in. He lives at a firm chosen The Rookery with his mother Clara and servant Peggotty. When Clara Copperfield marries Mr Murdstone, he moves into the business firm and is soon joined by his sister. Their presence turns the business firm into an unhappy identify and David suffers detail cruelty, being sent away to Salem House boarding school subsequently he bites Mr Murdstone during a beating. David finally leaves Blunderstone after his mother'southward death, when Mr Murdstone sends him to piece of work in London.
• Yarmouth is the Norfolk seaside town where Peggotty'south relatives live in a gunkhole house with their friend Mrs Gummidge. David visits the place as a child and returns about a decade after to visit the Peggotty family. Afterwards Ham'southward death, Dan, Emily and Mrs Gummidge move to Australia to start a new life - something which was peculiarly beneficial to Emily after her relationship with Steerforth.
• Salem House is the London boarding school where David Copperfield is sent later on he bites Mr Murdstone. The cruel headteacher, Mr Creakle, is a friend of Mr Murdstone and singles out David for extra torment. David leaves the school later his mother's death, when he is sent to work at Mr Murdstone's manufactory. His best friend at the schoolhouse is an older male child called Steerforth, who first rescues him from a gang of bullies, and who he meets again as an adult.
• London first features in the story when David is sent to piece of work in Mr Murdstone'due south manufacturing plant. He lives with the financially troubled Mr Micawber, who served fourth dimension in a debtors' prison, until the Micawbers moved to Plymouth. David and then decides to go to Dover in the hope that Betsey Trotwood will take him in. London features again when David begins his working life apprenticed to a lawyer chosen Mr Spenlow. During his fourth dimension in London, David meets Dora Spenlow - who becomes his first wife.
• Dover is the seaside town in Kent where David goes to discover Betsey Trotwood after the Micawbers go out London. She agrees to accept him in and he lives at the house with Betsey and her lodger Mr Dick.
• Canterbury is the city where David Copperfield resumes his education. He grows up as a lodger at the business firm of Mr Wickfield, Betsey's Trotwood'south business manager, whose girl Agnes eventually becomes David's second wife and mother of their three children. Also living at the business firm is Mr Wickfield'due south lurking clerk Uriah Heep, who is eventually discovered to have committed fraud against Miss Trotwood and Mr Wickfield.
• Highgate is where James Steerforth lives with his mother Mrs Steerforth and his cousin Rosa Dartle. David visits the business firm several times, showtime after he meets Steerforth for the outset time since his schooldays, again when he informs Mrs Steerforth that her son has run away with Emily, and lastly when he informs Mrs Steerforth that her son had drowned at Yarmouth.

References [edit]

1. ^ Boedecker, Hal (xvi April 2000). "Dickens Classic Plays Well on PBS". Orlando Sentinel . Retrieved 1 May 2014.
2. ^ Zahed, Ramin (12 April 2000). "Review: 'David Copperfield'". Diversity . Retrieved 1 May 2014.
3. ^ 60th Annual Peabody Awards, May 2001.
4. ^ ^{a b} "ITV creates a Dickens of a problem for the BBC". The Independent. London. 6 May 2000.
5. ^ The novel was published in 1850. According to the Banking concern of England's inflation calculator Archived 13 December 2017 at the Wayback Machine, £three,000 back in 1850 is worth £383,928.57 in 2017.

External links [edit]

• David Copperfield at BBC Online
• David Copperfield at IMDb

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Copperfield_(1999_film)

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