First broadcast in the UK 25 December 1999
In the US 16-17 April 2000
First broadcast in the UK 25 December 1999
In the US 16-17 April 2000
| Narrator | . . . . | Tom Wilkinson |
| Clara Copperfield |  | Emilia Fox |
| Peggotty |  | Pauline Quirk |
| Betsey Trotwood |  | Maggie Smith |
| Dr Chillip | . . . . | John Normington |
| Young David Copperfield |  | Daniel Radcliffe |
| Edward Murdstone |  | Trevor Eve |
| Barkis |  | Michael Elphick |
| Ham Peggotty |  | James Thornton |
| Dan Peggotty |  | Alun Armstrong |
| Mrs Gummidge |  | Patsy Byrne |
| Little Emily |  | Laura Harling |
| Jane Murdstone |  | Zoë Wanamaker |
| Tungay |  | Karl Johnson |
| Mr Creakle |  | Ian McKellen |
| Young Steerforth |  | Harry Lloyd |
| Wilkins Micawber |  | Bob Hoskins |
| Mrs Micawber |  | Imelda Staunton |
| Pawnbroker |  | Paul Whitehouse |
| Janet | . . . . | Emily McKenzie |
| Mr Dick |  | Ian McNeice |
| Uriah Heep |  | Nicholas Lyndhurst |
| Mr Wickfield |  | Oliver Ford Davies |
| Young Agnes | . . . . | Antonia Corigan |
| Agnes Wickfield |  | Amanda Ryan |
| David Copperfield |  | Ciarán McMenamin |
| Mr Spenlow |  | James Grout |
| Mrs Crupp |  | Dawn French |
| Dora Spenlow |  | Joanna Page |
| Julia Mills |  | Clare Wilkie |
| James Steerforth |  | Oliver Milburn |
| Mrs Steerforth |  | Cherie Lunghi |
| Rosa Dartle |  | Clare Holman |
| Littimer | . . . . | Kenneth MacDonald |
| Emily | | Aislín McGuckin |
| Mrs Heep |  | Thelma Barlow |
| Doctor | . . . . | Richard Howard |
Production Credits | ||
| Executive Producer | . . . . | Cherry Gould |
| Production Designer | . . . . | Roger Cann |
| Costume Designer | . . . . | Mike O'Neill |
| Makeup Designer | . . . . | Caroline Noble |
| Sound Recordist | . . . . | John Taylor |
| Editor | . . . . | Philip Kloss |
| Composer | . . . . | Rob Lane |
| Associate Producer | . . . . | Katrine Dudley |
| Executive Producer | . . . . | Jane Tranter |