Micawber was a 2001 ITV comedy drama series starring David Jason. It written by John Sullivan, based upon the character of Wilkins Micawber from Charles Dickens' novel David Copperfield, although the storylines were original. Sullivan had originally written an adaptation of Dicken's novel which was rejected by the BBC in favour of the 1999 Adrian Hodges adaptation.[1] ITV (Independent Television) is the name popularly given to the original network of British commercial television broadcasters, set up under the Independent Television Authority (ITA) to provide competition to the BBC. In England, Wales and southern Scotland, the network has been rebranded to ITV1 by ITV plc, the owners of... David Jason in A Touch of Frost. ... For other men with this name, see John Sullivan (disambiguation). ... Wilkins Micawber is a fictional character from Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield. ... Dickens redirects here. ... It has been suggested that David Copperfield (character) be merged into this article or section. ... David Copperfield is a two part BBC television drama adaptation of Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield. ...
It was broadcast in four parts, the first part on Boxing Day 2001 and starred a number of well-known British actors and actresses. Notably, the first episode was scheduled against the BBC's sitcom Only Fools and Horses, also starring Jason and written by Sullivan.[2] Boxing Day is a public holiday observed in many Commonwealth countries on 26 December. ... Only Fools and Horses was a long-running and popular British television sit-com, created and written by John Sullivan, and made and broadcast by the BBC. Seven series were broadcast between 1981 and 1991, with sporadic Christmas specials until 2003. ...
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^ BBC Entertainment news 29 July, 1999, URL accessed December 4th, 2006
^ BBC TV & Radio, review by William Gallagher, 20/12/2001, URL accessed December 4th, 2006
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