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Wilkins Micawber is a fictional character in Charles Dickens's 1850 novel David Copperfield. He is traditionally identified with the optimistic belief that "something will turn up." He is traditionally identified with the optimistic belief that "something will turn up."
Micawber is a 2001 ITV comedy drama series starring David Jason. It was written by John Sullivan , based upon the character of Wilkins Micawber from Charles Dickens ' 1850 novel David Copperfield , although the storylines were original.
Murdstone also arranges for David to live with a friend called Wilkins Micawber, who takes good care of David. After being released from a debtors' prison, Mr Micawber is forced to move to Plymouth and David flees the factory to find his aunt Betsey Trotwood at Dover .
Wilkins Micawber is a character in the Charles Dickens novel David Copperfield, who is noted for his poverty, effusive speech, and eternal optimism ("something will turn up"). Micawber may also refer to: Micawber, a 2001 ITV drama by John Sullivan starring David Jason, based on the Dickens character
The rest of the novel deals with David's struggles through life and his involvement in other plotlines, including his friendship and consequent disillusionment with unworthy and self-serving Steerforth, his assistance to the destroyed Peggotty family; his concern for the Wickfield, Micawber, and Strong families as they are all being cheated and ...
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John Dickens (21 August 1785 – 31 March 1851) was the father of the famous English novelist Charles Dickens and was the model for Mr Micawber in his son's semi-autobiographical novel David Copperfield.
The film was released in the UK in 1970. It stars Robin Phillips in the title role and Ralph Richardson as Micawber, and features well-known actors Richard Attenborough, Laurence Olivier, Susan Hampshire, Cyril Cusack, Wendy Hiller, Edith Evans, Michael Redgrave and Ron Moody.