S01E01 Episode 1
Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life, has a chance encounter with escaped convict Magwitch that sets him on an unexpected path and into the clutches of the mysterious and eccentric...
Great Expectations
A classic tale reimagined.
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.
Episodes
S01E02 Episode 2
While Pip continues his education with Miss Havisham, he grows increasingly attached to her daughter Estella. In the city of London, the corrupt and powerful lawyer Mr. Jaggers gets a letter that will change Pip’s...
S01E03 Episode 3
Having left his life in Gravesend, Pip has a brutal introduction to London, working for Mr. Jaggers. Meanwhile Estella discovers a plan of Miss Havisham’s.
S01E04 Episode 4
As London life begins to take its toll, Pip’s immoral work with Jaggers brings Estella back into this life.
S01E05 Episode 5
Pip’s past comes back to haunt him as he wonders if he will ever take control of his own destiny.
S01E06 Episode 6
As Pip and Jaggers’ plans come to a head, Miss Havisham finally comes face to face with her demons and Estella at last tries to break free after a family revelation.
Cast
Olivia Colman
Miss Havisham
Fionn Whitehead
Pip
Ashley Thomas
Jaggers
Johnny Harris
Magwitch
Shalom Brune-Franklin
Estella
Hayley Squires
Sara
Owen McDonnell
Joe
Trystan Gravelle
Compeyson
Matt Berry
Mr. Pumblechuck
