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poster tv series Great Expectations

Great Expectations (1999)

  • Drama

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.

  1. Tony MarchantCreator

StatusEnded

TypeMiniseries

Original LanguageEnglish

Network

  • logo nextwork PBS
  • logo nextwork BBC Two

Seasons

poster season Season 1

Season 1

1999 | 2 Episodes

Season 1 of Great Expectations premiered on April 12, 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.

Casts

  • Profile Ioan Gruffudd with character Pip

    Ioan Gruffudd

    Pip

  • Profile Justine Waddell with character Estella

    Justine Waddell

    Estella

  • Profile Charlotte Rampling with character Miss Havisham

    Charlotte Rampling

    Miss Havisham

  • Profile Laura Aikman with character Young Biddy

    Laura Aikman

    Young Biddy

  • Profile Nicholas Blane with character Blane Wopsle

    Nicholas Blane

    Blane Wopsle

  • Profile Selina Cadell with character Sarah Pocket

    Selina Cadell

    Sarah Pocket

  • Profile Jo Cameron Brown with character Miss Skiffins

    Jo Cameron Brown

    Miss Skiffins

  • Profile Emma Cunniffe with character Biddy

    Emma Cunniffe

    Biddy

  • Profile Tony Curran with character Orlick

    Tony Curran

    Orlick

  • Profile Laurence Dobiesz with character Young Herbert

    Laurence Dobiesz

    Young Herbert

  • Profile Leo Dolan with character Sheriff's Officer

    Leo Dolan

    Sheriff's Officer

  • Sarah Durham

    Maid

  • Profile Michael Eaves with character Police Officer

    Michael Eaves

    Police Officer

  • Profile Daniel Evans with character Herbert Pocket

    Daniel Evans

    Herbert Pocket

  • Profile Gemma Gregory with character Young Estella

    Gemma Gregory

    Young Estella

  • Profile Bernard Hill with character Abel Magwitch

    Bernard Hill

    Abel Magwitch

  • Profile James Hillier with character Bentley Drummle

    James Hillier

    Bentley Drummle

  • Profile David Horovitch with character Matthew Pocket

    David Horovitch

    Matthew Pocket

  • Profile Alex Leppard with character Gaoler

    Alex Leppard

    Gaoler

  • Profile Hugh Lloyd with character The Aged P

    Hugh Lloyd

    The Aged P

  • Profile Roland Manookian with character Pip's Servant

    Roland Manookian

    Pip's Servant

  • Profile Ian McDiarmid with character Jaggers

    Ian McDiarmid

    Jaggers

  • Profile Ifan Meredith with character Startop

    Ifan Meredith

    Startop

  • Ryan John Monaghan

    Pickpocket

  • Profile Laila Morse with character Molly

    Laila Morse

    Molly

  • Profile Lockhart Ogilvie with character Gentleman

    Lockhart Ogilvie

    Gentleman

  • Profile Terence Rigby with character Pumblechook

    Terence Rigby

    Pumblechook

  • Profile Clive Russell with character Joe Gargery

    Clive Russell

    Joe Gargery

  • Profile Lesley Sharp with character Mrs Joe

    Lesley Sharp

    Mrs Joe

  • Profile Angela Sims with character Estella's Attendant

    Angela Sims

    Estella's Attendant

  • Philippa Stanton

    Clara

  • Reggie Stewart

    Sergeant

  • Richard Stirling

    Presiding Finch

  • Profile Donald Sumpter with character Compeyson

    Donald Sumpter

    Compeyson

  • Profile Bill Thomas with character Tailor

    Bill Thomas

    Tailor

  • Profile Gabriel Thomson with character Young Pip

    Gabriel Thomson

    Young Pip

  • Timothy Tranter

    Young Orlick

  • Norman Tyrrell

    Judge

  • Profile Sandra Voe with character Camilla Pocket

    Sandra Voe

    Camilla Pocket

  • Profile Nicholas Woodeson with character Wemmick

    Nicholas Woodeson

    Wemmick