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.

• Ep 1

  1.The Convict

  22-01-196725 min

  Young Pip encounters an escaped convict in a churchyard.

• Ep 2

  2.Miss Havisham

  29-01-196725 min

  Young Pip visits Satis House and meets the strange, rich, reclusive Miss Havisham - and her ward Estella, by whom he is entranced.

• Ep 3

  3.Apprenticeship

  05-02-196725 min

  Pip's happy life with Joe and Biddy is interrupted.

• Ep 4

  4.Confidences Exchanged

  12-02-196725 min

  Pip sets about remaking himself as a gentleman.

• Ep 5

  5.The Betrayal

  19-02-196725 min

  Pip adores Estella, but will she break his heart?

• Ep 6

  6.Herbert's Warning

  26-02-196725 min

  Herbert advises against Pip's love for Estella. Meanwhile, tragic news of Mrs. Joe comes from back home.

• Ep 7

  7.Pip's Benefactor

  05-03-196725 min

  To his astonishment, Pip becomes reacquainted with the convict Magwitch.

• Ep 8

  8.Estella's Father

  12-03-196725 min

  The identity of Estella's father becomes known.

• Ep 9

  9.Retribution

  19-03-196725 min

  Pip attempts to help Magwitch flee the country, but tragedy ensues.

• Ep 10

  10.Face to Face

  26-03-196725 min

  Pip comes to terms with his foolish, arrogant behavior and seeks forgiveness from the woman he truly loves.