TV series

Great Expectations

Name: Great Expectations
Released: 2011
Cast: Douglas Booth, Jack Roth, Ray Winstone, David Suchet, Paul Rhys

2011· 1 season· 60 min episodesTV-PG★ 7.3Ended

On BBC One · PBS — From BBC · Masterpiece

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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

child abuse based on novel or book manipulation rags to riches escaped convict victorian england fugitive miniseries poverty kindness historical british history historical drama 19th century

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E1 Episode 1Next upDec 27, 2011 · 60 min · ★ 8.6
Synopsis
A terrifying encounter on the marshes with an escaped convict and a summons from the mysterious Miss Havisham change orphan Pip's life forever. He dares to believe he might be destined for a future beyond the marshes —a future linked to that of the beautiful Estella.
Guest stars: Claire Rushbrook (Mrs. Gargery), Oscar Kennedy (Young Pip), Charlie Creed-Miles (Sergeant), Mary Roscoe (Hannah), Izzy Meikle-Small (Young Estella), Andrew Bone (Raymond Pocket), Eros Vlahos (Young Herbert Pocket), Paul Rhys (Compeyson)
E2 Episode 2Dec 28, 2011 · 60 min · ★ 8.6
Synopsis
Pip starts his new life as a gentleman in London, quickly acquiring expensive tastes and mounting debts. He falls deeper in love with Estella and escorts her around town. As his twenty-first birthday approaches, Pip waits for his benefactor and their intentions to be revealed.
Guest stars: Claire Rushbrook (Mrs. Gargery), Steve Lately (Mike), Susan Lynch (Molly), Frances Barber (Mrs. Brandley), Will Tudor (Estella's Admirer), Michael Colgan (Anxious Man), Paul Ritter (Wemmick), Harry Lloyd (Herbert Pocket)
E3 Episode 3Dec 29, 2011 · 60 min · ★ 8.7
Synopsis
Pip wants nothing to do with Magwitch and rushes to confront Miss Havisham. At Satis House he learns that Estella may be lost to him. Back in London, Wemmick warns him that the penalty for Magwitch's return from Australia will be hanging. Now Pip must help him escape.
Guest stars: Mary Roscoe (Hannah), Steve Lately (Mike), Susan Lynch (Molly), Frances Barber (Mrs. Brandley), Dave Legeno (Borrit), Paul Rhys (Compeyson), Paul Ritter (Wemmick), Harry Lloyd (Herbert Pocket)