The Personal History of David Copperfield

Synopsis

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, colour and humanity.

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Cast

Dev Patel

David Copperfield

Peter Capaldi

Mr. Micawber

Ben Whishaw

Uriah Heep

Tilda Swinton

Betsey Trotwood

Gwendoline Christie

Jane Murdstone

Hugh Laurie

Mr. Dick

Anthony Welsh

Ham

Aneurin Barnard

Steerforth

Divian Ladwa

Dr. Chillip

Rosalind Eleazar

Agnes

Morfydd Clark

Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow

Benedict Wong

Mr. Wickfield

Paul Whitehouse

Daniel Peggotty

Daisy May Cooper

Peggotty

Daniel Fearn

Pawnbroker

Sophie McShera

Mrs. Crupp

Nikki Amuka-Bird

Mrs. Steerforth

Bronagh Gallagher

Mrs. Micawber

Ruby Bentall

Janet

Darren Boyd

Edward Murdstone

Crew

Art

• Thomas Goodwin Art Direction
• Polly Stevens Art Direction
• Nick Dent Supervising Art Director
• Douglas Ingram Storyboard Artist
• Todd Ellis Standby Art Director
• Violet Elliot Assistant Set Decoration
• Sonia Kasparian Assistant Art Director
• Shalina Bhamra Art Department Assistant
• Cristina Casali Production Design
• Charlotte Dirickx Set Decoration
• Dominique Law Art Direction

Camera

• Freddie FitzHerbert Camera Trainee
• Ben Brown First Assistant "A" Camera
• Chris Wilkinson Drone Pilot
• Jennie Paddon First Assistant "B" Camera
• Iain Mackay "A" Camera Operator
• Fran Weston First Assistant "B" Camera
• Iain Mackay Steadicam Operator
• Alex Finlayson Second Assistant "A" Camera
• Cenay Said Second Assistant "B" Camera
• Harry Bennett-Snewin Digital Imaging Technician
• Jody Knight Key Grip
• Simon Thorpe Grip

Costume & Make-Up

• Helen Cannon Makeup Artist
• Andrea Cracknell Hairstylist
• Emma Romans Makeup Artist
• Andrea Cracknell Makeup Artist
• Anna Lubbock Makeup Artist
• Amie Wilson Makeup Artist
• Giorgio Galliero Makeup Artist
• Amie Wilson Hairstylist
• Helen Cannon Hairstylist
• Hayley Young Makeup Artist
• Laura Odette Phipps Special Effects Makeup Artist
• Julie Atkins Makeup Artist

Crew

• Louise Seymour Post Production Supervisor
• Liam Carey Stunts
• Tony van Silva Stunts
• Paul Kennington Stunt Coordinator
• Jordan Brooks Drone Operator
• Daz Parker Stunts
• Felix Leech Stunts
• Jonty Green Stunts

Directing

• Nige Watson First Assistant Director
• Nikki Molloy Second Assistant Director
• Andrew Heard Third Assistant Director
• Daisy Baldry Crowd Assistant Director
• Armando Iannucci Director
• Angelica Pressello Script Supervisor

Editing

• Adam Glasman Digital Intermediate Colorist
• Peter Lambert Editor
• Robin Peters Additional Editor
• Pani Scott First Assistant Editor
• Ian Cunningham First Assistant Editor
• Mick Audsley Editor

Production

• Glen Basner Executive Producer
• Celia Duval Co-Producer
• Christos V. Konstantakopoulos Executive Producer
• Ollie Madden Executive Producer
• Daniel Battsek Executive Producer
• Simon Blackwell Executive Producer
• Harriet Lawrence Location Manager
• Sarah Turner Production Secretary
• Robert Platt-Higgins Post Production Coordinator
• Simone Tomasi Assistant Production Coordinator
• Dorothee Freytag Production Coordinator
• Armando Iannucci Producer

Sound

• Zoe Freed Foley Artist
• Jemma Riley-Tolch Foley Mixer
• Peter Burgis Foley Artist
• Lilly Blazewicz Foley Editor
• Steve Little Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Ihor Kaniuk Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Paul Cotterell Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Danny Hambrook Production Sound Mixer
• Paul Carter Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Howard Bevan Boom Operator
• Chris Devlin Boom Operator
• Christopher Willis Original Music Composer

Visual Effects

• Ingo Putze Visual Effects Supervisor
• Sebastian Barker Visual Effects Supervisor
• Vikram Chadha Visual Effects Producer

Writing

• Simon Blackwell Screenplay
• Charles Dickens Novel
• Armando Iannucci Screenplay

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