Great Expectations (1981)

Overview

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.

Details

Type

TV Show

Original title

Great Expectations

Released

1981-10-04

Runtime

30m

Status

Ended

Director

Julian Amyes

Quality

HD

Network

BBC One

Language

English

Seasons

1

Episodes

13

Cast