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Great Expectations (1989)

Great Expectations poster
Directed by
Kevin Connor
Genre
drama television series
Country
United States
Length
1 season, 6 episodes
Rated
NR
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A young orphan named Pip helps an escaped convict. Years later, Pip is taken under the wing of a wealthy woman and comes into a fortune from a secret benefactor, which changes his life and his hopes for love.

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What happens

Great Expectations is a British-American television serial based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel of the same title, with a screenplay by John Goldsmith. Directed by Kevin Connor and produced by Greg Smith, the serial was first broadcast in the US in three parts on The Disney Channel in 1989, and in the UK in six parts on the ITV network in 1991. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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