There were several notable differences in the film from the book. For instance, in the film David never attends Salem House boarding school, and so the characters he met there do not appear, with the exception of Steerforth, who is instead introduced as head boy of the school David attends after going to live with Betsey Trotwood.
There were several notable differences in the film from the book For instance, in the film David never attends Salem House boarding school, and so the characters he met there do not appear, with the exception o.f Steerforth, who is instead introd.uced as head boy of the school David attends after going to live with Betsey Trotwood