Great Expectations
Plot Summary
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
Cast & Characters
Cast
Ioan Gruffudd
Pip
Justine Waddell
Estella
Charlotte Rampling
Miss Havisham
Laura Aikman
Young Biddy
Nicholas Blane
Blane Wopsle
Selina Cadell
Sarah Pocket
Jo Cameron Brown
Miss Skiffins
Emma Cunniffe
Biddy
Tony Curran
Orlick
Laurence Dobiesz
Young Herbert
Leo Dolan
Sheriff's Officer
Sarah Durham
Maid
Michael Eaves
Police Officer
Daniel Evans
Herbert Pocket
Gemma Gregory
Young Estella
Bernard Hill
Abel Magwitch
James Hillier
Bentley Drummle
David Horovitch
Matthew Pocket
Alex Leppard
Gaoler
Hugh Lloyd
The Aged P
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Seasons (1)
Season 1
2 episodes
Aired: 1999
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
Production
GBH
BBC Worldwide