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Great Expectations
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Title: Great Expectations

Release Date: 12 Apr 1999

Runtime: 2h 48m

Genre: Drama, Romance

Director: BBC, GBH

Production Companies: BBC, GBH

Overview: A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.

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Average Vote: 6.4 (16 votes)

Cast

  • Pip: Ioan Gruffudd
  • Estella: Justine Waddell
  • Miss Havisham: Charlotte Rampling
  • Young Biddy: Laura Aikman
  • Wopsle: Nicholas Blane
  • Sarah Pocket: Selina Cadell
  • Miss Skiffins: Jo Cameron Brown
  • Orlick: Tony Curran
  • Jaggers: Ian McDiarmid
  • Joe Gargery: Clive Russell
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