Great Expectations (2011)

Duration: 58'19''

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Synopsis

Sarah Phelps' lavish three part adaptation of the classic Dickens tale of a life changed in a heartbeat. Starring Gillian Anderson, Douglas Booth, Ray Winstone and David Suchet.

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Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 1

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 1

2011 | 58'19''

Sarah Phelps' lavish three part adaptation of the classic Dickens tale of a life changed in a heartbeat. Starring Gillian Anderson, Dou...

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 2

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 2

2011 | 58'29''

Pip starts his new life as a gentleman in London, quickly acquiring expensive tastes and mounting debts.

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 3

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 3

2011 | 57'43''

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.

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 1

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 1

2011 | 58'19''

Sarah Phelps' lavish three part adaptation of the classic Dickens tale of a life changed in a heartbeat. Starring Gillian Anderson, Dou...

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 2

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 2

2011 | 58'29''

Pip starts his new life as a gentleman in London, quickly acquiring expensive tastes and mounting debts.

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 3

Great Expectations (2011) | Episode 3

2011 | 57'43''

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.
Other Archive resources
Great Expectations | BBC Four | 2003

The Big Read: Battle of the Books | Great Expectations

David Dimbleby argues the case for Dickens' Great Expectations, tracing the novel's events from the marshlands of Kent to the hustle and bustle of London.
BBC Two | 2012

The Charles Dickens Show | 04: Christmas

Charles is joined by Queen Victoria and Prince Albert to discuss the Victorian Christmas.