Synopsis
As Pip grows older, his prospects slowly improve. But Estella remains proud. Stars Maggie Steed and Douglas Hodge.
- Channel: BBC Radio 5
- Broadcast year: 1991
- Type: Adaptation of Great Expectations by Charles Dickens
Licence: ERA Licence required
Free to watch for UK schools, colleges and universities with an ERA Licence
UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted
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Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 2
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 2
Young orphan Pip makes the acquaintance of Miss Havisham and the haughty Estella. Stars Maggie Steed and Geraldine McEwan.
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 3
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As Pip grows older, his prospects slowly improve. But Estella remains proud. Stars Maggie Steed and Douglas Hodge.
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 4
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 4
Pip gains a mysterious new benefactor, while his sister is assaulted. Stars Jim Carter and Maggie Steed.
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 5
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Pip leaves his old life and heads to London for a reunion with an old chum. Stars John Shrapnel and Douglas Hodge.
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 6
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 6
Pip and Joe grow further apart and another strange reunion follows. Stars Amanda Redman and Douglas Hodge.
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 7
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 7
Herbert knows that Pip cannot get over Estella but she remains distant. Stars Amanda Redman and Douglas Hodge.
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 8
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 8
Pip appears to be unaware of the debt that he's getting himself into. Stars Amanda Redman and Douglas Hodge.
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 9
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 9
Pip meets his enigmatic patron, and wants to learn more about Estella. Stars Amanda Redman and Douglas Hodge.
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 10
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 10
Pip meets Herbert's betrothed and learns that he is being followed. Stars John Shrapnel and Douglas Hodge.
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 11
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 11
Pip's burns are tended while startling facts about Estella are revealed. Stars John Shrapnel and Douglas Hodge.
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 12
Great Expectations (1991) | Episode 12
After debt-laden Pip becomes ill with a fever, he starts to face his future. Stars Amanda Redman and Douglas Hodge.
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