Cast overview, first billed only: | |||
Fisayo Akinade | ... | Markham | |
Nikki Amuka-Bird | ... | Mrs Steerforth | |
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Albie Atkinson | ... | Mealy Potatoes |
Aneurin Barnard | ... | Steerforth | |
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Tuwaine Barrett | ... | Referee Boy |
Nigel Betts | ... | Creditor | |
Ruby Bentall | ... | Janet | |
Darren Boyd | ... | Murdstone | |
Peter Capaldi | ... | Mr Micawber | |
Gwendoline Christie | ... | Jane Murdstone | |
Morfydd Clark | ... | Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow | |
Daisy May Cooper | ... | Peggotty | |
Matthew Cottle | ... | Mr Spenlow | |
Faisal Dacosta | ... | Mick Walker | |
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Glen Davies | ... | Coalman |
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens' semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his elusive place within it. From his unhappy childhood to the discovery of his gift as a storyteller and writer, David's journey is by turns hilarious and tragic, but always full of life, color and humanity. Written by yusufpiskin
The set up for this film appears, on the face of it, quite promising. However, there is too much 'wrong' in the execution of it that the final product fails on all fronts. Is it a spoof? A comedy? Historical reconstruction? Ten minutes in and you won't care, you just know you're in for some dull stuff that isn't bad enough for you to walk out. Besides, you want to see what your rated actors are going to do with this lemon. Not a lot as it turns out. If only this enterprise had been taken the next step, that is, turned into a proper pantomime, then we would have laughed, appreciated the pratfalls, slapstick and other tricks that fall flat in straight film making. TV trash. Nothing more.