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Nigel Betts, Darren Boyd, Peter Capaldi, Frankie Fitzgerald, Bronagh Gallagher, Hugh Laurie, Tilda Swinton, Paul Whitehouse, Anthony Welsh, Gwendoline Christie, and Morfydd Clark in The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)

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The Personal History of David Copperfield

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Director

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  • Armando Iannucci
    Armando Iannucci

Writers

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  • Armando Iannucci
    Armando Iannucci
    screenplay &
  • Simon Blackwell
    Simon Blackwell
    screenplay
  • Charles Dickens
    Charles Dickens
    based on the novel by

Cast

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  • Fisayo Akinade
    Fisayo Akinade
    Fisayo Akinade
    Markham
  • Nikki Amuka-Bird
    Nikki Amuka-Bird
    Nikki Amuka-Bird
    Mrs. Steerforth
  • Albie Atkinson
    Albie Atkinson
    Mealy Potatoes
  • Aneurin Barnard
    Aneurin Barnard
    Aneurin Barnard
    Steerforth
  • Tuwaine Barrett
    Tuwaine Barrett
    Tuwaine Barrett
    Referee Boy
  • Nigel Betts
    Nigel Betts
    Nigel Betts
    Creditor
  • Ruby Bentall
    Ruby Bentall
    Ruby Bentall
    Janet
  • Darren Boyd
    Darren Boyd
    Darren Boyd
    Murdstone
  • Peter Capaldi
    Peter Capaldi
    Peter Capaldi
    Mr Micawber
  • Gwendoline Christie at an event for Game of Thrones (2011)
    Gwendoline Christie
    Gwendoline Christie
    Jane Murdstone
  • Morfydd Clark
    Morfydd Clark
    Morfydd Clark
    Clara Copperfield
    /Dora Spenlow
  • Daisy May Cooper
    Daisy May Cooper
    Daisy May Cooper
    Peggotty
  • Matthew Cottle in Miss Marple: They Do It with Mirrors (1991)
    Matthew Cottle
    Matthew Cottle
    Mr Spenlow
  • Faisal Dacosta
    Faisal Dacosta
    Faisal Dacosta
    Mick Walker
  • Glen Davies
    Glen Davies
    Coalman
  • James Eeles
    James Eeles
    James Eeles
    Street Sweeper
  • LFF - Opening Night Gala - The Personal History of David Copperfield
    Rosalind Eleazar
    Rosalind Eleazar
    Agnes
  • Daniel Fearn
    Daniel Fearn
    Daniel Fearn
    Pawnbroker
  • Frankie Fitzgerald in Stormhouse (2011)
    Frankie Fitzgerald
    Frankie Fitzgerald
    Coach Driver
  • Bronagh Gallagher in Tamara Drewe (2010)
    Bronagh Gallagher
    Bronagh Gallagher
    Mrs Micawber
  • Lynn Hunter
    Lynn Hunter
    Lynn Hunter
    Mrs Heep
  • Ranveer Jaiswal
    Ranveer Jaiswal
    4-7-Year-Old David
  • Aimée Kelly
    Aimée Kelly
    Aimée Kelly
    Emily
  • Divian Ladwa
    Divian Ladwa
    Divian Ladwa
    Dr Chillip
  • Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    Hugh Laurie
    Mr Dick
  • Rosaleen Linehan
    Rosaleen Linehan
    Mrs. Gummidge
  • Oengus MacNamara in Game of Thrones (2011)
    Oengus MacNamara
    Oengus MacNamara
    Bootmaker
  • Anna Maxwell Martin in South Riding (2011)
    Anna Maxwell Martin
    Anna Maxwell Martin
    Mrs Strong
  • Aston McAuley
    Aston McAuley
    Aston McAuley
    Butcher's Boy
  • Victor McGuire
    Victor McGuire
    Victor McGuire
    Creakle
  • Sophie McShera
    Sophie McShera
    Sophie McShera
    Mrs Crupp
  • Andy McSorley
    Andy McSorley
    Boatman
  • Freddie Meredith
    Freddie Meredith
    Freddie Meredith
    Grainger
  • Dev Patel at an event for Chappie (2015)
    Dev Patel
    Dev Patel
    David Copperfield
  • Emeka Sesay
    Emeka Sesay
    Emeka Sesay
    Head Clerk
  • Scampi
    Scampi
    Jip the Dog
  • Phaldut Sharma
    Phaldut Sharma
    Phaldut Sharma
    Butcher
  • Peter Singh
    Peter Singh
    Peter Singh
    Tungay
  • Tilda Swinton at an event for I Am Love (2009)
    Tilda Swinton
    Tilda Swinton
    Betsey Trotwood
  • Jairaj Varsani in Hetty Feather (2015)
    Jairaj Varsani
    Jairaj Varsani
    Young David
  • Anthony Welsh
    Anthony Welsh
    Anthony Welsh
    Ham
  • Paul Whitehouse at an event for Alice in Wonderland (2010)
    Paul Whitehouse
    Paul Whitehouse
    Daniel Peggotty
  • Ben Whishaw at an event for Cloud Atlas (2012)
    Ben Whishaw
    Ben Whishaw
    Uriah Heep
  • Benedict Wong
    Benedict Wong
    Benedict Wong
    Mr Wickfield
Rest of cast listed alphabetically
  • Omar Alboukharey (May 2019)
    Omar Alboukharey
    Omar Alboukharey
    Pub Goer
    (uncredited)
  • Shelly Allen
    Shelly Allen
    Upper Class
    /Passerby
    (uncredited)
  • Neilesh Ambu
    Neilesh Ambu
    Middle Class Man
    (uncredited)
  • Antony Barlow
    Antony Barlow
    Micawber's Creditor
    (uncredited)
  • Freddie Browne
    Freddie Browne
    Ben Micawber
    (uncredited)
  • Albina Bulatova
    Albina Bulatova
    Theatre Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Leo Burdon
    Leo Burdon
    Arthur Micawber
    (uncredited)
  • Christine Callaghan
    Christine Callaghan
    Middle Class Aunt
    (uncredited)
  • Rob Craine
    Rob Craine
    Littimer
    (uncredited)
  • Joanne Garnet
    Joanne Garnet
    Joanne Garnet
    Martha Micawber
    (uncredited)
  • Antoniya Gerimpapazi
    Antoniya Gerimpapazi
    Canterbury Passerby
    (uncredited)
  • Tess Gustard
    Tess Gustard
    Shushing Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Mia Hemerling
    Mia Hemerling
    Factory Child
    (uncredited)
  • Zak Holland
    Zak Holland
    Zak Holland
    Theatre Audience
    (uncredited)
  • Joanne James
    Joanne James
    Joanne James
    Milliner
    /Middle Class Widow Woman
    (uncredited)
  • Robert Jarvis
    Robert Jarvis
    Robert Jarvis
    Bailiff
    (uncredited)
  • Megan Johnston
    Megan Johnston
    Betty Micawber
    (uncredited)
  • Arun Kapur
    Arun Kapur
    Arun Kapur
    Fisherman
    (uncredited)
  • Lamissah La-Shontae
    Lamissah La-Shontae
    Lamissah La-Shontae
    Homeless Child
    (uncredited)
  • Kirk Lake
    Kirk Lake
    Teacher
    (uncredited)
  • Wayne Llewellyn
    Wayne Llewellyn
    Bailiff
    (uncredited)
  • Michael Nettleship
    Michael Nettleship
    Passerby
    (uncredited)
  • Kwok Ng
    Kwok Ng
    Middle Class Man
    /Passerby
    (uncredited)
  • Kevin Nolan
    Kevin Nolan
    Theatre Audience Member
    (uncredited)
  • Mark Oldridge
    Mark Oldridge
    Army Officer
    (uncredited)
  • Philip John Patrick Oliver
    Philip John Patrick Oliver
    Angry fish marketeer
    (uncredited)
  • Paul Redfern
    Paul Redfern
    Micawbers Creditor
    (uncredited)
  • Graham j Reeves
    Graham j Reeves
    Canterbury Stall Holder
    (uncredited)
  • Nig Richards
    Nig Richards
    Drunk
    (uncredited)
  • Mylo Roberts
    Mylo Roberts
    Ben Micawber
    (uncredited)
  • Brian Rodger
    Brian Rodger
    Theatre goer
    (uncredited)
  • Aaron Roe
    Aaron Roe
    Homeless Child
    (uncredited)
  • Steve Saunders
    Steve Saunders
    Steve Saunders
    Garden Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Sebastian Senior
    Sebastian Senior
    Passerby
    (uncredited)
  • Ailís Smith
    Ailís Smith
    Miss Larkins
    (uncredited)
  • Malika Uter-Moye
    Malika Uter-Moye
    Malika Uter-Moye
    Women at the crowd audience
    (uncredited)
  • Todd Vanhees
    Todd Vanhees
    Tailor
    (uncredited)
  • Laura Vivio
    Laura Vivio
    Laura Vivio
    Garden Party Guest
    (uncredited)
  • Morgan Walters
    Morgan Walters
    Morgan Walters
    Coachman
    (uncredited)
  • Robin Webber-McAulay
    Robin Webber-McAulay
    Middle-Class Passerby
    /Beggar
    (uncredited)
  • John West
    John West
    Fisherman
    (uncredited)
  • James Daniel Wilson
    James Daniel Wilson
    Factory Worker
    (voice) (uncredited)
  • Jacob Wyatt
    Jacob Wyatt
    Mr. W. Thompson (Boat Builder)
    (uncredited)

Producers

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  • Glen Basner
    Glen Basner
    executive producer
  • Daniel Battsek
    Daniel Battsek
    executive producer
  • Simon Blackwell
    Simon Blackwell
    executive producer
  • Ben Browning
    Ben Browning
    executive producer
  • Celia Duval
    Celia Duval
    co-producer (as Célia Duval)
  • Peter Fellows
    Peter Fellows
    assistant producer
  • Armando Iannucci
    Armando Iannucci
    producer
  • Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
    Christos V. Konstantakopoulos
    executive producer
  • Kevin Loader
    Kevin Loader
    producer
  • Ollie Madden
    Ollie Madden
    executive producer

Composer

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  • Christopher Willis
    Christopher Willis

Cinematographer

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  • Zac Nicholson
    Zac Nicholson

Editors

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  • Mick Audsley
    Mick Audsley
  • Peter Lambert
    Peter Lambert

Casting Director

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  • Sarah Crowe
    Sarah Crowe

Production Designer

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  • Cristina Casali
    Cristina Casali

Art Directors

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  • Nick Dent
    Nick Dent
    supervising art director
  • Todd Ellis
    Todd Ellis
    standby art director
  • Thomas Goodwin
    Thomas Goodwin
  • Dominique Law
    Dominique Law
    art director (as Dominique Pace)
  • Polly Stevens
    Polly Stevens

Set Decorator

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  • Charlotte Dirickx
    Charlotte Dirickx

Costume Design

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  • Suzie Harman
    Suzie Harman
  • Robert Worley
    Robert Worley

Makeup Department

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  • Julie Atkins
    Julie Atkins
    makeup artist
  • Laura Breslin
    Laura Breslin
    hair junior / makeup junior
  • Helen Cannon
    Helen Cannon
    hair and makeup artist
  • Andrea Cracknell
    Andrea Cracknell
    daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist
  • Giorgio Galliero
    Giorgio Galliero
    daily hair stylist / daily makeup artist
  • Caroline Greenough
    Caroline Greenough
    hair supervisor / makeup supervisor
  • Carly Guy
    Carly Guy
    hair and makeup artist daily
  • Karen Hartley
    Karen Hartley
    hair designer (as Karen Hartley-Thomas) / makeup designer (as Karen Hartley-Thomas)
  • Anna Lubbock
    Anna Lubbock
    daily hair and makeup artist
  • Julie Nightingale
    Julie Nightingale
    hair stylist: crowd / makeup artist: crowd

Production Management

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  • Joshua Hibberd
    Joshua Hibberd
    unit manager
  • Scott Jackson
    Scott Jackson
    post-production executive: Fox Searchlight
  • Monique Mussell
    Monique Mussell
    production manager
  • Louise Seymour
    Louise Seymour
    post-production supervisor

Second Unit Directors or Assistant Directors

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  • Daisy Baldry
    Daisy Baldry
    crowd second assistant director
  • Jack Blackwell
    Jack Blackwell
    floor runner
  • James Budd
    James Budd
    Crowd PA / crowd third assistant director: dailies
  • Alicia Graf
    Alicia Graf
    base pa
  • Andrew Heard
    Andrew Heard
    third assistant director
  • Zak Jarvis
    Zak Jarvis
    set production assistant
  • Atem Kuol
    Atem Kuol
    shadow director
  • Nikki Molloy
    Nikki Molloy
    second assistant director
  • Christian Proctor
    Christian Proctor
    key floor pa
  • Nige Watson
    Nige Watson
    first assistant director

Art Department

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  • Matt Amos
    Matt Amos
    supervising painter
  • Bruce Barnes
    Bruce Barnes
    carpenter
  • Colin Bayliss
    Colin Bayliss
    dressing props
  • Neil Benterman
    Neil Benterman
    props
  • George Bettles
    George Bettles
    carpenter
  • Shalina Bhamra
    Shalina Bhamra
    art department assistant
  • Sonny Boogaard
    Sonny Boogaard
    assistant prop maker
  • Helen Brake
    Helen Brake
    assistant prop maker
  • Lotte Brockbank
    Lotte Brockbank
    prop maker
  • Philippa Brocklehurst
    Philippa Brocklehurst
    graphics assistant

Sound Department

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  • Julian Bale
    Julian Bale
    second assistant sound
  • Howard Bevan
    Howard Bevan
    additional first assistant sound: dailies
  • Lilly Blazewicz
    Lilly Blazewicz
    foley editor
  • Peter Burgis
    Peter Burgis
    foley artist
  • Paul Carter
    Paul Carter
    re-recording mixer
  • Ian Chase
    Ian Chase
    re-recording: foreign dialogue
  • Matthew Collinge
    Matthew Collinge
    sound supervisor
  • Paul Cotterell
    Paul Cotterell
    re-recording mixer
  • Matt Davies
    Matt Davies
    dialogue editor
  • Rory de Carteret
    Rory de Carteret
    adr mixer

Special Effects

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  • Graham Aikman
    Graham Aikman
    special effects technician
  • Phil Chapman
    Phil Chapman
    special effects
  • Luke Corbyn
    Luke Corbyn
    special effects technician
  • Kieran McCallum
    Kieran McCallum
    special effects
  • Matthew Roberts
    Matthew Roberts
    special effects floor supervisor
  • Sam Trowsdale
    Sam Trowsdale
    special effects
  • Jordan Washington
    Jordan Washington
    special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects

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  • Mark Stuart Bailey
    Mark Stuart Bailey
    cg supervisor
  • Sebastian Barker
    Sebastian Barker
    visual effects supervisor
  • Giles Burgess
    Giles Burgess
    visual effects editor
  • Thomas Castagna
    Thomas Castagna
    digital compositor
  • Vikram Chadha
    Vikram Chadha
    visual effects producer
  • Darren Coffey
    Darren Coffey
    digital compositor
  • Sean Danischevsky
    Sean Danischevsky
    compositing supervisor
  • Fred Donoghue
    Fred Donoghue
    vfx production assistant
  • John Hardwick
    John Hardwick
    digital compositor: Invisible Arts Collective
  • Will Hardwick
    Will Hardwick
    digital compositor: Invisible Arts Collective

Stunts

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  • Andy Bennett
    Andy Bennett
    additional stunt coordinator
  • Liam Carey
    Liam Carey
    stunt performer
  • Luke Gomes
    Luke Gomes
    stunt double: Aneurin Barnard
  • Martin Gordon
    Martin Gordon
    stunt performer
  • Jonty Green
    Jonty Green
    stunt performer
  • Paul Kennington
    Paul Kennington
    stunt coordinator
  • Felix Leech
    Felix Leech
    stunt performer
  • Daz Parker
    Daz Parker
    stunt performer
  • Tony Van Silva
    Tony Van Silva
    stunt performer
  • Steen Young
    Steen Young
    additional stunt co-ordinator

Camera and Electrical Department

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  • Phillippe Aichinger
    Phillippe Aichinger
    video assist assistant
  • Gabriel Albuquerque
    Gabriel Albuquerque
    video playback operator
  • Nathanael Bauer
    Nathanael Bauer
    best boy: additional photography
  • Harry Bennett-Snewin
    Harry Bennett-Snewin
    digital imaging technician
  • Jordan Brooks
    Jordan Brooks
    drone camera operator
  • Ben Brown
    Ben Brown
    focus puller: "a" camera
  • Luke Cairns
    Luke Cairns
    first assistant camera: Shipwrecked unit
  • Matthew Clements
    Matthew Clements
    camera trainee: dailies
  • Ashley Connell
    Ashley Connell
    grip standby rigger
  • Alex Finlayson
    Alex Finlayson
    second assistant camera: "a" camera

Casting Department

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  • Xanthe Spencer-Davidson
    Xanthe Spencer-Davidson
    casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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  • Anthony Brookman
    Anthony Brookman
    wardrobe master
  • Alice Buckingham
    Alice Buckingham
    Crowd Fitter
  • Lydia Farley
    Lydia Farley
    key crowd mistress
  • Gordon Harmer
    Gordon Harmer
    costume assistant
  • Jackie Moody
    Jackie Moody
    textile artist
  • Carolina Olcese
    Carolina Olcese
    costume assistant
  • Christof Roche-Gordon
    Christof Roche-Gordon
    costume supervisor
  • Marie Ross
    Marie Ross
    costume assistant
  • Rebekah Russell
    Rebekah Russell
    costume daily
  • Oliver Southall
    Oliver Southall
    principal costume standby

Editorial Department

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  • Sophie Billington
    Sophie Billington
    digital film bureau
  • Giles Burgess
    Giles Burgess
    first assistant editor
  • Sara Buxton
    Sara Buxton
    assistant colourist
  • Jena Cheung
    Jena Cheung
    assistant editor
  • Tom Corbett
    Tom Corbett
    head of extraction and delivery
  • Zoe Cousins
    Zoe Cousins
    digital film bureau
  • Ian Cunningham
    Ian Cunningham
    first assistant editor
  • Karolina Dziwinska
    Karolina Dziwinska
    digital intermediate producer
  • Rob Farris
    Rob Farris
    digital intermediate head of production
  • Adam Glasman
    Adam Glasman
    digital intermediate colourist

Location Management

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  • Marialucia Apicella
    Marialucia Apicella
    location assistant
  • Olivia Baldwin
    Olivia Baldwin
    location marshall
  • Lorenzo Bertolazzi
    Lorenzo Bertolazzi
    location assistant
  • Alex Bird
    Alex Bird
    location marshal
  • Guy Bishop
    Guy Bishop
    location marshal
  • Ed Burrell
    Ed Burrell
    location assistant
  • Carn Burton
    Carn Burton
    location manager: Marine Unit
  • Sam Chesworth
    Sam Chesworth
    assistant location manager
  • Riley Donohoe
    Riley Donohoe
    location marshall: dailies
  • Harry F. Hartley
    Harry F. Hartley
    location marshal

Music Department

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  • Sean Barrett
    Sean Barrett
    assistant orchestrator
  • Jonathan Beard
    Jonathan Beard
    orchestrator
  • Nicholas Collon
    Nicholas Collon
    score conductor
  • Drew Conley
    Drew Conley
    composer assistant
  • Jordan Cox
    Jordan Cox
    music department
  • Jimmy Cruz
    Jimmy Cruz
    assistant mix engineer
  • Andrew Glen
    Andrew Glen
    music editor
  • John Harte
    John Harte
    chief executive
  • Benjamin Hoff
    Benjamin Hoff
    orchestrator
  • Jake Jackson
    Jake Jackson
    score engineer

Script and Continuity Department

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  • Angelica Pressello
    Angelica Pressello
    script supervisor

Transportation Department

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  • Trevor Atkin
    Trevor Atkin
    unit driver
  • David Beminster
    David Beminster
    transportation captain
  • John Duggan
    John Duggan
    unit driver
  • Christopher Free
    Christopher Free
    facilities captain
  • Debbie Free
    Debbie Free
    hair/make-up driver
  • Steve Green
    Steve Green
    minibus driver
  • John Hall
    John Hall
    unit driver
  • Nick Harding
    Nick Harding
    unit driver
  • Dave Jones
    Dave Jones
    camara truck driver
  • Bruce Keeping
    Bruce Keeping
    rib driver

Additional Crew

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  • Lee Admassie
    Lee Admassie
    picture double: Anthony Welsh
  • Matthew Aizenstadt
    Matthew Aizenstadt
    director: business & legal affairs
  • Juliet Baptiste-Kelly
    Juliet Baptiste-Kelly
    home economist
  • Stefanie Berk
    Stefanie Berk
    evp: television
  • Sarah Blewett
    Sarah Blewett
    rib crew
  • Shaun Boggis
    Shaun Boggis
    head of security: Norfolk
  • Adriana Bolanos
    Adriana Bolanos
    staff accountant: finance & accounting
  • Sue Bruce-Smith
    Sue Bruce-Smith
    deputy director: Film4
  • Bruce Bryant
    Bruce Bryant
    dive team
  • Phil Cairns
    Phil Cairns
    press & publicity manager: Film4

Thanks

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  • Lucas Baker
    Lucas Baker
    thanks to
  • Eben Bolter
    Eben Bolter
    thanks to
  • Alexander Yves Brunner
    Alexander Yves Brunner
    special thanks: Sold By
  • Matthew Chapman
    Matthew Chapman
    thanks to
  • Steve Clark-Hall
    Steve Clark-Hall
    thanks to
  • Russell Couling
    Russell Couling
    thanks to
  • Lydia Currie
    Lydia Currie
    thanks to
  • Alexander Davies
    Alexander Davies
    thanks to (as Alexander "Spike" Davies)
  • Elle Demaus
    Elle Demaus
    thanks to
  • David Dempsey
    David Dempsey
    thanks to

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