 David Jason stars as Mr Micawber in this gentle comedy set in Victorian England and inspired by a character from Charles Dickens  novel  David Copperfield . The extravagant but genteel Mr Micawber is fond of large words and long letters and never uses one word when several will do. Appearing to be a man of wealth and success, in reality he hasn t a penny to his name but firmly believes in keeping up appearances at all costs - convinced that something will come along.