TV series

Great Expectations

Name: Great Expectations
Released: 2023
Cast: Olivia Colman, Fionn Whitehead, Ashley Thomas, Johnny Harris, Hayley Squires

2023· 1 seasonTV-MA★ 5.7Ended

On BBC One · Hulu — From FX Productions · BBC

A classic tale reimagined.

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Synopsis

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.

Themes

based on novel or book coming of age miniseries period piece

Episodes

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E1 Episode 1Next upMar 26, 2023 · 56 min · ★ 2.2
Synopsis
Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life, has a chance encounter with escaped convict Magwitch that sets him on an unexpected path and into the clutches of the mysterious and eccentric Miss Havisham, who shows him a dark world of possibilities.
Guest stars: Chloe Lea (Young Estella), Tom Sweet (Young Pip)
E2 Episode 2Mar 26, 2023 · 58 min · ★ 1.0
Synopsis
While Pip continues his education with Miss Havisham, he grows increasingly attached to her daughter Estella. In the city of London, the corrupt and powerful lawyer Mr. Jaggers gets a letter that will change Pip’s life forever.
Guest stars: Shalom Brune-Franklin (Estella), Chloe Lea (Young Estella), Tom Sweet (Young Pip)
E3 Episode 3Apr 2, 2023 · 56 min · ★ 1.0
Synopsis
Having left his life in Gravesend, Pip has a brutal introduction to London, working for Mr. Jaggers. Meanwhile Estella discovers a plan of Miss Havisham’s.
Guest stars: Shalom Brune-Franklin (Estella)
E4 Episode 4Apr 9, 2023 · 58 min · ★ 1.0
Synopsis
As London life begins to take its toll, Pip’s immoral work with Jaggers brings Estella back into this life.
Guest stars: Shalom Brune-Franklin (Estella)
E5 Episode 5Apr 16, 2023 · 57 min · ★ 1.0
Synopsis
Pip’s past comes back to haunt him as he wonders if he will ever take control of his own destiny.
Guest stars: Shalom Brune-Franklin (Estella)
E6 Episode 6Apr 23, 2023 · 57 min · ★ 1.0
Synopsis
As Pip and Jaggers’ plans come to a head, Miss Havisham finally comes face to face with her demons and Estella at last tries to break free after a family revelation.
Guest stars: Shalom Brune-Franklin (Estella)