TV series
Great Expectations
1967, English, on BBC One. Created by Campbell Logan.
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.
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 10
- Episode length
- 25 min
- Status
- Ended in 1967
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Latest episode
S1 E10: Face to Face
Aired 26 March 1967
Seasons 1
Cast & crew
- Campbell LoganCreator
- Gary BondPip · 8 ep
- Maxine AudleyMiss Havisham · 7 ep
- Francesca AnnisEstella Havisham · 7 ep
- Richard O'SullivanHerbert Pocket · 7 ep
- Neil McCarthyJoe Gargery · 7 ep
- Peter VaughanJaggers · 7 ep
- Bernard HeptonWemmick · 6 ep
- Norman ScacePumblechook · 6 ep
- Hannah GordonBiddy · 5 ep
- John TateMagwitch · 4 ep
- Shirley CainMrs Gargery · 4 ep
- Ronald LaceyOrlick · 4 ep
Details
- First aired
- 22 January 1967
- Last aired
- 26 March 1967
- Network
- BBC One
- Language
- English
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Type
- Scripted
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How many seasons of Great Expectations are there?
Great Expectations has 1 season and 10 episodes, about 25 minutes each.
Is Great Expectations finished?
Yes. Great Expectations ended in 1967, so you can watch the whole story.
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Who created Great Expectations?
Great Expectations was created by Campbell Logan and stars Gary Bond, Maxine Audley, Francesca Annis.