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Great Expectations

Great Expectations

Everything can change in a heartbeat.

20117.31 Season3 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

Created by Charles Dickens
Written by Charles Dickens
Produced by George Ormond
NetworksBBC OnePBS

Top Cast

Douglas Booth

Douglas Booth

Philip 'Pip' Pirrip

Jack Roth

Jack Roth

Dolge Orlick

Ray Winstone

Ray Winstone

Abel Magwitch

David Suchet

David Suchet

Mr. Jaggers

Paul Rhys

Paul Rhys

Compeyson/Denby

Shaun Dooley

Shaun Dooley

Joe Gargery

Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Miss Havisham

Vanessa Kirby

Vanessa Kirby

Estella

Mark Addy

Mark Addy

Mr. Pumblechook

Themes & Keywords

child abusebased on novel or bookmanipulationrags to richesescaped convictvictorian englandfugitiveminiseriespovertykindnesshistoricalbritish historyhistorical drama19th centurysecret benefactoryoung gentlemanvictorian era

About Great Expectations

Great Expectations is a drama series that first aired in 2011 exploring themes of child abuse, based on novel or book, manipulation, rags to riches, escaped convict, victorian england. Created by Charles Dickens, it stars Douglas Booth, Jack Roth, Ray Winstone. Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.

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