Adaptations
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Great Expectations (1967)
Great Expectations (1967)
Ten-part television series adapted from Dickens' novel, written by Hugh Leonard and directed by Alan Bridges.
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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...
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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.
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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.
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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...
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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, ...
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Great Expectations (2023)
Great Expectations (2023)
Steven Knight's chilling take on the Dickens classic, starring Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham.
Analysis
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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 ...
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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.
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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...
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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.
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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...