| David Copperfield | |
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Based on | David Copperfield 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 – 21 December 1956 |
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David Copperfield is a 1956 BBC Television adaptation of Charles Dickens's 1850 novel, serialised in 13 episodes.[1][2] No recordings of this production are known to exist.[3]
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.
- ^ "David Copperfield: Episode 1". 28 September 1956. p. 44 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "David Copperfield Episode 13 (1956)". BFI. Archived from the original on 17 January 2021.
- ^ Brunsdon, Charlotte (19 January 2018). Television Cities: Paris, London, Baltimore. Duke University Press. ISBN 9780822372516 – via Google Books.