Great Expectations

Great Expectations (1967)

Ten-part television series adapted from Dickens' novel, written by Hugh Leonard and directed by Alan Bridges.

Great Expectations (1981)

Twelve-part dramatisation of Dickens' classic novel about a young boy, Pip, who is launched on a journey that takes him from being a blacksmith's a...

Great Expectations (1991)

Starring Maggie Steed and Douglas Hodge in a twelve-part radio dramatisation of Dickens' classic tale about the turbulent childhood of orphan Pip.

Great Expectations (1999)

Orphan Pip's dream to become a gentleman comes true. The identity of his benefactor, convict Magwitch, teaches him a lesson about loyalty.

Great Expectations (2006)

Young Pip is an orphan living with his shrewish sister and her kindly blacksmith husband. One Christmas Eve he is surprised by a convict and forced...

Great Expectations (2011)

Sarah Phelps' lavish three part adaptation of the classic Dickens tale of a life changed in a heartbeat. Starring Gillian Anderson, Douglas Booth, ...

Great Expectations (2023)

Steven Knight's chilling take on the Dickens classic, starring Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham.

Front Row | Steven Knight on Great Expectations

Writer and director Steven Knight, whose work includes Peaky Blinders and SAS Rogue Heroes, discusses his new BBC adaptation ...

A Good Read | Rebecca Abrams and Matt Ridley

Kate Saunders, Matt Ridley and Rebecca Abrams on books by Elizabeth Taylor, Gerald Durrell and Charles Dickens.

Sunday Feature | Charles Dickens: Great Expectations

Sarah Dillon is a literary detective on the hunt for the story behind the story of how great works were written. Dickens...

A Good Read | Miriam Margolyes and Mark Haddon

Miriam Margolyes, Mark Haddon and Harriett Gilbert on books by Charles Dickens, Virginia Woolf and Truman Capote.

World Book Club | Charles Dickens - Great Expectations

In this special edition of World Book Club, biographer Claire Tomalin talks to Harriett Gilbert about Dickens novel Gr...