The Boston Globe, April 16th, 2000
"David Copperfield," which has been described as Charles Dickens's "favorite child" among his books, gets the full-dress "Masterpiece Theatre" treatment on Sunday and Monday nights at 9 on Channel 2. It stars the ubiquitous Bob Hoskins ("Who Killed Roger Rabbit," "Mona Lisa") as the eternally optimistic Mr. Micawber; Academy Award- winner Maggie Smith ("A Room with a View," "The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie") as David's upstanding Aunt Betsey; and Ian McKellen ("Gods and Monsters") as the sadistic schoolmaster Mr. Creakle. Ten-year- old Daniel Radcliffe (on the cover) plays the unflappable protag...
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