Great Expectations
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.
Cast: Anthony Calf, John Rhys-Davies, Jean Simmons
Miniseries
6 episodes
- 1. Chapter One: An Eerie WorldNo synopsis available yet.NRCC52minJul 9, 1989
- 2. Chapter Two: The Secret BenefactorNo synopsis available yet.NRCC52minJul 9, 1989
- 3. Chapter Three: The Education of a GentlemanNo synopsis available yet.NRCC51minJul 10, 1989
- 4. Chapter Four: A Decaying LifeNo synopsis available yet.NRCC48minJul 10, 1989
- 5. Chapter Five: The Hunt for MagwitchNo synopsis available yet.NRCC50minJul 11, 1989
- 6. Chapter Six: Late RegretNo synopsis available yet.NRCC52minJul 11, 1989
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Great Expectations
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.
Creators and cast
- Created by
- John Goldsmith
- Studio
- HTV, Tesauro Television, Primetime Television Ltd.
