David Copperfield (1956 TV serial)
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David Copperfield is a 1956 BBC TV adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1850 novel, serialised in 13 episodes.[1][2] No recordings of this production are known to exist.[3]
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David Copperfield | |
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Genre | Period drama |
Based on | David Copperfield 1850 novel by Charles Dickens |
Screenplay by | Vincent Tilsley |
Directed by | Stuart Burge |
Starring | Robert Hardy Sonia Dresdel Richard Goolden |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 13 (all missing) |
Production | |
Producer | Douglas Allen |
Editor | Eddie Wallstab (filmed inserts) |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Original release | |
Network | BBC tv |
Release | 28 September (1956-09-28) ā 21 December 1956 (1956-12-21) |
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Although little is known of this version, it is said to have been remarkably similar to the 1966 BBC adaptation made almost a decade later, which was also written by Vincent Tilsley. It is also significant for being the first Dickens adaptation by the BBC for television.