The Old soldier

Episode of Series “Tales from Charles Dickens”. An excerpt from Charles Dickens’ “David Copperfield”. A crisis in the lives of Dr Strong and his young wife Annie is brought about by the selfishness and thoughtless interference of Annie’s mother, “the old soldier”, and the malicious manoeuvrings of Uriah Heep. How this misunderstanding develops and how it is cleared up with David Copperfield’s help is told.