Great Expectations

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: 2011-12-27

Last Air Date: 2011-12-29

Number of Seasons: 1

Number of Episodes: 3

Created By: Brian Kirk

Networks: BBC One, PBS

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Top Cast

Paul Rhys as Compeyson/Denby
Douglas Booth as Philip 'Pip' Pirrip
Jack Roth as Dolge Orlick
Ray Winstone as Abel Magwitch
David Suchet as Mr. Jaggers
Shaun Dooley as Joe Gargery
Gillian Anderson as Miss Havisham
Vanessa Kirby as Estella
Mark Addy as Mr. Pumblechook
Claire Rushbrook as Mrs. Gargery

Seasons

Season 1 (2011)

No overview available for this season.

Episodes:

Ep. 1: Episode 1 (2011-12-27)

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.
Ep. 2: Episode 2 (2011-12-28)

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.
Ep. 3: Episode 3 (2011-12-29)

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.