Born to a weak but loving mother soon after his father dies David Copperfield is nine years old when his mother Clara marries Mr Murdstone. A cruel man who believes in extreme discipline he has no hesitation in sending David away to school. Shortly after he is sent away Clara dies and Murdstone seizes the opportunity to send him away for good this time into menial labour at a London wine merchants. It is here that David meets the genial Micawber family and his aunt Betsey arrange
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Peter Medak's ('The Krays', 'Let Him Have It') adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic novel about a boy's journey into adulthood in 19th century London. When David is nine years old, his widowed mother marries the tyrannical Mr Murdstone, who treats David badly and sends him away to school. Then, when his beloved mother dies, Murdstone sends David to work hard for a living in London, where he stays with the Micawber family and encounters the legendary Uriah Heep.
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