Adaptations
Great Expectations (1967)
Great Expectations (1967)
Ten-part television series adapted from Dickens' novel, written by Hugh Leonard and directed by Alan Bridges.
Great Expectations (1981)
Great Expectations (1981)
Twelve-part dramatisation of Dickens' classic novel about a young boy, Pip, who is launched on a journey that takes him from being a blacksmith's a...
Great Expectations (1991)
Great Expectations (1991)
Starring Maggie Steed and Douglas Hodge in a twelve-part radio dramatisation of Dickens' classic tale about the turbulent childhood of orphan Pip.
Great Expectations (1999)
Great Expectations (1999)
Orphan Pip's dream to become a gentleman comes true. The identity of his benefactor, convict Magwitch, teaches him a lesson about loyalty.
Great Expectations (2006)
Great Expectations (2006)
Young Pip is an orphan living with his shrewish sister and her kindly blacksmith husband. One Christmas Eve he is surprised by a convict and forced...
Great Expectations (2011)
Great Expectations (2011)
Sarah Phelps' lavish three part adaptation of the classic Dickens tale of a life changed in a heartbeat. Starring Gillian Anderson, Douglas Booth, ...
Great Expectations (2023)
Great Expectations (2023)
Steven Knight's chilling take on the Dickens classic, starring Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham.
Analysis
Front Row | Steven Knight on Great Expectations
Front Row | Steven Knight on Great Expectations
Writer and director Steven Knight, whose work includes Peaky Blinders and SAS Rogue Heroes, discusses his new BBC adaptation ...
A Good Read | Rebecca Abrams and Matt Ridley
A Good Read | Rebecca Abrams and Matt Ridley
Kate Saunders, Matt Ridley and Rebecca Abrams on books by Elizabeth Taylor, Gerald Durrell and Charles Dickens.
Sunday Feature | Charles Dickens: Great Expectations
Sunday Feature | Charles Dickens: Great Expectations
Sarah Dillon is a literary detective on the hunt for the story behind the story of how great works were written. Dickens...
A Good Read | Miriam Margolyes and Mark Haddon
A Good Read | Miriam Margolyes and Mark Haddon
Miriam Margolyes, Mark Haddon and Harriett Gilbert on books by Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf and Truman Capote.
World Book Club | Charles Dickens - Great Expectations
World Book Club | Charles Dickens - Great Expectations
In this special edition of World Book Club, biographer Claire Tomalin talks to Harriett Gilbert about Dickens novel Gr...