Great Expectations (2023) | Episode 5

Based on Great Expectations by Charles Dickens

As Joe tries to save his friend from a life of excess, an old and unsuspected danger comes back to threaten Pip, while Estella must fend off a new suitor.

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  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Duration: 55'01''
  • Broadcast date: 2023
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UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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