Charles Dickens

Armando Iannucci to make David Copperfield film

Armando Iannucci is working on a feature film adaptation of Charles Dickens's novel David Copperfield.

Interview: Robert Webb stars in Charles Dickens spoof

To mark Charles Dickens's 200th birthday, Robert Webb stars in a new BBC comedy entitled The Bleak Old Shop Of Stuff. He tells the Metro more about the show...

Why poke fun at Charles Dickens?

Charles Dickens is a genuine national treasure, his works read by millions and the television adaptations usually ratings hits. But his novels and characters are also ripe for satire, says Gareth Edwards.

ITV pulls plug on Micawber

At ITV David Jason's name is as good as gold. He guarantees ratings, brings in the gongs and crucially coins in the advertising revenue. But today ITV bosses have been forced to admit he has temporarily lost his sheen as they axe Micawber, the drama series based on the character from Dickens' classic, David Copperfield.

This series is a four-part prequel to David Copperfield. The first told how Micawber's misfortunes were engineered by a malevolent father-in-law though, frankly, Dickens's Micawber was more than capable of contriving his own misfortunes. Sullivan and Jason seem to be concentrating on the poignancy of poverty. And that's a different story.