Great Expectations
1999·Show
·2Episodes in1Season·
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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.
Classic AdaptationVictorian DramaComing-of-Age StorySocial Class CritiqueLove & BetrayalMysterious BenefactorLiterary FidelityCharacter-DrivenPeriod PiecePathos-filled
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Directed by:
Julian Jarrold
Written by:
Charles Dickens, Tony Marchant
Produced by:
David Snodin
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