Great Expectations

Great Expectations

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1981-10-04

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.

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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 Aired

1981-10-04

Last Aired

1981-12-27

Seasons

1

Episodes

13

Director

James Andrew Hall

Status

Ended

Genres

Drama

Language

English

Network

BBC One

Production

Casts

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    Gerry Sundquist

    Gerry Sundquist