The 1974 BBC adaptation of -David Copperfield -Charles Dickens's 1850 bildungsroman about a young Brit's coming of age in mid-nineteenth century London - sports
David Yelland in the title role, alongside such luminaries as
Arthur Lowe (O' Lucky Man, Sweet William) as Wilkins Macawber,
Anthony Andrews (
Brideshead Revisited,
Under the Volcano) as James Steerforth), and
Patricia Routledge (Keeping Up Appearances) as Mrs. Micawber. The story sees Copperfield working through hardship after hardship, including a sadistic boarding school, an abusive stepfather, and estrangement from the warmth of his mother, to fulfill his destiny and be all that he can.
Julian Aymes directs this acclaimed five-and-a-half hour miniseries, from a script by
William Trevor. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide