The Personal History of David Copperfield
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.
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
Anna Maxwell Martin
Mrs. Strong
Matthew Cottle
Mr. Spenlow
Peter Singh
Tungay
Lynn Hunter
Mrs. Heep
Jairaj Varsani
Young David
Ranveer Jaiswal
4-7-Year-Old David
Rosaleen Linehan
Mrs. Gummidge
Victor McGuire
Creakle
Phaldut Sharma
Butcher
Tuwaine Barrett
Referee Boy
Aimee Kelly
Emily
Albie Atkinson
Mealy Potatoes
Faisal Dacosta
Mick Walker
Fisayo Akinade
Markham
Glen Davies
Coalman
Nigel Betts
Creditor
Oengus MacNamara
Bootmaker
Neilesh Ambu
Middle Class Man (uncredited)
Joanne James
Milliner / Middle Class Widow Woman (uncredited)
Zoe Freed
Foley Artist
Helen Cannon
Makeup Artist
Andrea Cracknell
Hairstylist
Emma Romans
Makeup Artist
Andrea Cracknell
Makeup Artist
Anna Lubbock
Makeup Artist
Amie Wilson
Makeup Artist
Jemma Riley-Tolch
Foley Mixer
Peter Burgis
Foley Artist
Giorgio Galliero
Makeup Artist
Amie Wilson
Hairstylist
Helen Cannon
Hairstylist
Hayley Young
Makeup Artist
Lilly Blazewicz
Foley Editor
Steve Little
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ihor Kaniuk
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Laura Odette Phipps
Special Effects Makeup Artist
Julie Atkins
Makeup Artist
Glen Basner
Executive Producer
Thomas Goodwin
Art Direction
Ingo Putze
Visual Effects Supervisor
Sebastian Barker
Visual Effects Supervisor
Vikram Chadha
Visual Effects Producer
Celia Duval
Co-Producer
Polly Stevens
Art Direction
Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
Executive Producer
Ollie Madden
Executive Producer
Nick Dent
Supervising Art Director
Daniel Battsek
Executive Producer
Simon Blackwell
Executive Producer
Nige Watson
First Assistant Director
Nikki Molloy
Second Assistant Director
Louise Seymour
Post Production Supervisor
Paul Cotterell
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Andrew Heard
Third Assistant Director
Harriet Lawrence
Location Manager
Liam Carey
Stunts
Freddie FitzHerbert
Camera Trainee
Ben Brown
First Assistant "A" Camera
Chris Wilkinson
Drone Pilot
Jennie Paddon
First Assistant "B" Camera
Douglas Ingram
Storyboard Artist
Iain Mackay
"A" Camera Operator
Fran Weston
First Assistant "B" Camera
Tony van Silva
Stunts
Adam Glasman
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Iain Mackay
Steadicam Operator
Alex Finlayson
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Peter Lambert
Editor
Paul Kennington
Stunt Coordinator
Danny Hambrook
Production Sound Mixer
Paul Carter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Karen Hartley-Thomas
Hair Designer
Howard Bevan
Boom Operator
Robin Peters
Additional Editor
Jordan Brooks
Drone Operator
Daisy Baldry
Crowd Assistant Director
Karen Hartley-Thomas
Makeup Designer
Daz Parker
Stunts
Felix Leech
Stunts
Jonty Green
Stunts
Cenay Said
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Harry Bennett-Snewin
Digital Imaging Technician
Jody Knight
Key Grip
Chris Devlin
Boom Operator
Todd Ellis
Standby Art Director
Violet Elliot
Assistant Set Decoration
Sarah Turner
Production Secretary
Pani Scott
First Assistant Editor
Sonia Kasparian
Assistant Art Director
Robert Platt-Higgins
Post Production Coordinator
Shalina Bhamra
Art Department Assistant
Simone Tomasi
Assistant Production Coordinator
Simon Thorpe
Grip
Ian Cunningham
First Assistant Editor
Dorothee Freytag
Production Coordinator
Armando Iannucci
Director
Simon Blackwell
Screenplay
Charles Dickens
Novel
Armando Iannucci
Screenplay
Armando Iannucci
Producer
Kevin Loader
Producer
Monique Mussell
Production Manager
Zac Nicholson
Director of Photography
Sarah Crowe
Casting
Christopher Willis
Original Music Composer
Cristina Casali
Production Design
Suzie Harman
Costume Design
Ben Browning
Executive Producer
Angelica Pressello
Script Supervisor
Mick Audsley
Editor
Charlotte Dirickx
Set Decoration
Robert Worley
Costume Design
Dominique Law
Art Direction