Great Expectations

TV Mini Series
1981
30m

IMDb RATING

YOUR RATING

A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.A humble orphan suddenly becomes a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.

Stars

See production info at IMDbPro

IMDb RATING

6.9/10

190

YOUR RATING

Stars

6User reviews

See production info at IMDbPro

Episodes13

Browse episodes

TopTop-rated Season 1981

Photos10

Top cast54

Edit

Gerry Sundquist

Tim Munro

Herbert Pocket

Derek Francis

Mr. Jaggers

Colin Jeavons

Wemmick

Stratford Johns

Abel Magwitch

Phillip Joseph

Joe Gargery

Linal Haft

Orlick

Peter Whitbread

Compeyson

Joan Hickson

Miss Havisham

Christine Absalom

Biddy

Sarah-Jane Varley

Estella

Marjorie Yates

Mrs. Joe Gargery

John Stratton

Uncle Pumblechook

Melanie Hughes

Clara Barley

Peter Benson

Mr. Wopsle

Colin Mayes

Trabb's Boy

Iain Ormsby-Knox

Bentley Drummle

Mollie Maureen

Sarah Pocket

‘Snow White’ Stars Test Their Wits

Rachel Zegler, Gal Gadot, and director Marc Webb take our Ultimate Disney Quiz.

Watch now

9:57

More like this

7.1

David Copperfield

7.5

Les Grandes Espérances

8.0

7.2

7.1

6.2

7.5

De grandes espérances

6.8

Great Expectations

6.3

De grandes espérances

7.8

Les grandes espérances

5.4

De grandes espérances

6.2

Great Expectations

Storyline

Edit

Did you know

Edit

Trivia
Colin Jeavons (Mr Wemmick) previously played Herbert Pocket in Great Expectations (1959).

Goofs
Two episodes, Episode Two: Part 1 (1981) and Episode Two: Part 2 (1981), were both captioned "Episode Two" in the opening titles.

Connections
Version of The Boy and the Convict. (1909)

Soundtracks
The Harmonious Blacksmith
Written by George Frideric Handel (as Georg Friedrich Händel)

User reviews6

Featured review

8/10

The book on screen

This 1981 adaption is essentially the entire book on screen, if you loved the novel and are not a snob when it comes to big budget production values which this admittedly does not have you'll love it. Dark, atmospheric, well acted and in keeping with the spirit of Dickens and the book I can't recommend this enough. It is long yes but for a complete adaption of the book it had to be really. Recommended.