Great Expectations

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.

Genres:

Drama, Romance

Release:

Apr 12, 1999

Production:

BBC , GBH

Casts:

Ioan Gruffudd, Justine Waddell, Charlotte Rampling, Laura Aikman, Nicholas Blane, Selina Cadell, Jo Cameron Brown, Tony Curran, Ian McDiarmid, Clive Russell, Lesley Sharp, Donald Sumpter, Nicholas Woodeson, James Hillier, Ifan Meredith, Ryan John Monaghan, Emma Cunniffe, Laurence Dobiesz, Sarah Durham, Michael Eaves, Daniel Evans, Gemma Gregory, Bernard Hill, David Horovitch, Alex Leppard, Hugh Lloyd, Roland Manookian, Laila Morse, Lockhart Ogilvie, Terence Rigby, Angela Sims, Gabriel Thomson