Director: Armando Iannucci Writer: Simon Blackwell, Charles Dickens Starring: Dev Patel, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton Released: July 2, 2020 Rating: Runtime: 119 minutes Websites: Story: A re-imagined Charles Dickens classic ode to grit and perseverance through the comedic lens of its award-winning filmmakers, giving the Dickensian tale new life for a cosmopolitan age with a diverse ensemble cast of stage and screen actors from across the world. Emmy® winners and Oscar nominee Armando Iannucci (In The Loop, The Death of Stalin, Veep) and Simon Blackwell lend their wry, yet heart-filled storytelling style to revisiting Dickens' iconic hero on his quirky journey from impoverished orphan to burgeoning writer in Victorian England. Cast: Dev Patel David Copperfield Tilda Swinton Betsey Trotwood Jairaj Varsani Young David Anthony Welsh Ham Paul Whitehouse Daniel Peggotty Ben Whishaw Uriah Heep Benedict Wong Mr Wickfield Peter Capaldi Mr Micawber Gwendoline Christie Jane Murdstone Hugh Laurie Mr Dick Fisayo Akinade Markham Nikki Amuka-Bird Mrs Steerforth Albie Atkinson Mealy Potatoes Aneurin Barnard Steerforth Tuwaine Barrett Referee Boy Nigel Betts Creditor Ruby Bentall Janet Darren Boyd Murdstone Morfydd Clark Clara Copperfield / Dora Spenlow Daisy May Cooper Peggotty Matthew Cottle Mr Spenlow Faisal Dacosta Mick Walker Glen Davies Coalman James Eeles Street Sweeper Rosalind Eleazar Agnes Daniel Fearn Pawnbroker Frankie Fitzgerald Coach Driver Bronagh Gallagher Mrs Micawber Lynn Hunter Mrs Heep Ranveer Jaiswal 4-7-Year-Old David Aimee Kelly Emily Divian Ladwa Dr Chillip Rosaleen Linehan Mrs. Gummidge Oengus MacNamara Bootmaker Anna Maxwell Martin Mrs Strong Aston McAuley Butcher's Boy Victor McGuire Creakle Sophie McShera Mrs Crupp Andy McSorley Boatman Freddie Meredith Grainger Emeka Sesay Head Clerk Scampi Jip the Dog Phaldut Sharma Butcher Peter Singh Tungay