Great Expectations (1967)
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.
First Air Date: 1967-01-22
Last Air Date: 1967-03-26
Number of Seasons: 1
Number of Episodes: 10
Created By: Campbell Logan
Networks: BBC One
Top Cast
- Gary Bond as Pip
- Maxine Audley as Miss Havisham
- Francesca Annis as Estella Havisham
- Richard O'Sullivan as Herbert Pocket
- Neil McCarthy as Joe Gargery
- Peter Vaughan as Jaggers
- Bernard Hepton as Wemmick
- Norman Scace as Pumblechook
- Hannah Gordon as Biddy
- John Tate as Magwitch
Seasons
Season 1 (1967)
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.
Episodes:
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Ep. 1: The Convict
Young Pip encounters an escaped convict in a churchyard.
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Ep. 2: Miss Havisham
Young Pip visits Satis House and meets the strange, rich, reclusive Miss Havisham - and her ward Estella, by whom he is entranced.
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Ep. 3: Apprenticeship
Pip's happy life with Joe and Biddy is interrupted.
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Ep. 4: Confidences Exchanged
Pip sets about remaking himself as a gentleman.
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Ep. 5: The Betrayal
Pip adores Estella, but will she break his heart?
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Ep. 6: Herbert's Warning
Herbert advises against Pip's love for Estella. Meanwhile, tragic news of Mrs. Joe comes from back home.
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Ep. 7: Pip's Benefactor
To his astonishment, Pip becomes reacquainted with the convict Magwitch.
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Ep. 8: Estella's Father
The identity of Estella's father becomes known.
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Ep. 9: Retribution
Pip attempts to help Magwitch flee the country, but tragedy ensues.
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Ep. 10: Face to Face
Pip comes to terms with his foolish, arrogant behavior and seeks forgiveness from the woman he truly loves.
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