Great Expectations (2011)

Directed by

Brian Kirk

Genre

drama television series

Country

United Kingdom

Length

1 season, 3 episodes

Rated

TV-PG

Rating

7.3 of 10 from 110 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This BBC adaptation follows the orphan Pip as he rises from a poor boy to a gentleman with mysterious financial support. The story explores his growth and his complicated relationships with the eccentric Miss Havisham and her cold adopted daughter Estella.

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What happens

Great Expectations is a three-part BBC television drama adaptation by Sarah Phelps of the Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel of the same name, starring Ray Winstone as Magwitch, Gillian Anderson as Miss Havisham, Douglas Booth as Pip, Vanessa Kirby as Estella and David Suchet as Jaggers. The adaptation was first broadcast on British television over the Christmas period in 2011. Anderson's casting as Miss Havisham drew attention to the production due to her being a mere 43 compared to other actresses who have played her. However, critical reception was generally positive. Maxine Audley was also only 43 when she played Miss Havisham in the 1967 BBC adaptation. In 2012, the PBS broadcast earned the series a total of four Creative Arts Emmy Awards out of five nominations for Outstanding Art Direction, Cinematography, Costumes, and Main Title Design. The remaining nomination was for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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