Micawber: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

Micawber is a jovial and loveable optimist, a character lovingly created by Charles Dickens. This is the story of Wilkins Micawber, a proud family man, keen to keep up appearances in the face of adversity to support his loving wife and many children. Living on the breadline, Micawber is ever confident that something will turn up. In the meantime, he supplies an abundance of love and happiness to his family, protecting them from the pressures of the outside world in his own inimitable fashion. As the demands of his numerous creditors, including the ruthless Ezra Chesney escalate, Micawber begins a series of ill-fated careers. The spectacular, funny and poignant adventures of Micawber are superbly captured in this lavish period drama

Series details

• Title: Micawber
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Comedy
• Premiere date: 2001-12-26
• Final broadcast date listed: 2002-01-13
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: ITV1
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 50 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 63432
• IMDb ID: tt0303496
• TVDB ID: 71245

Cast and credited roles

• David Jason — Wilkins Micawber
• Annabelle Apsion — Emma Micawber
• Lucinda Dryzek — Lily Micawber
• Adrian Hood — Babbitt
• Michael Troughton — Milton
• Hannah Yelland — Beth Sturgeon
• Mark Benton — Ezra
• Sophie Dix — Ruth Sturgeon

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 2001-12-26; final listed air date 2002-01-13.

Source and licence

Adapted from Micawber on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.