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Great Expectations is a 1981 BBC TV miniseries, based on the novel by Charles Dickens. It was directed by Julian Amyes and adapted by James Andrew Hall.
Original Release
10/04/1981 on BBC
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gerry Sundquist | Pip |
| Tim Munro | Herbert Pocket |
| Derek Francis | Mr. Jaggers / Mr Jaggers |
| Colin Jeavons | Wemmick |
| Stratford Johns | Abel Magwitch / Magwitch |
| Phillip Joseph | Joe Gargery |
| Linal Haft | Orlick |
| Peter Whitbread | Compeyson |
| Joan Hickson | Miss Havisham |
| Christine Absalom | Biddy |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode One | Sunday, 04 October 1981 |
| 2 | Episode Two: Part 1 | Sunday, 11 October 1981 |
| 3 | Episode Two: Part 2 | Sunday, 18 October 1981 |
| 4 | Episode Three | Sunday, 25 October 1981 |
| 5 | Episode Four | Sunday, 01 November 1981 |
| 6 | Episode Five | Sunday, 08 November 1981 |
| 7 | Episode Six | Sunday, 15 November 1981 |
| 8 | Episode Seven | Sunday, 22 November 1981 |
| 9 | Episode Eight | Sunday, 29 November 1981 |
| 10 | Episode Nine | Sunday, 06 December 1981 |
| 11 | Episode Ten | Sunday, 13 December 1981 |
| 12 | Episode Eleven | Sunday, 20 December 1981 |
| 13 | Episode Twelve | Sunday, 27 December 1981 |
Directors
Writers
James Andrew Hall, Charles Dickens
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Gerry Sundquist | Pip |
| Tim Munro | Herbert Pocket |
| Derek Francis | Mr. Jaggers / Mr Jaggers |
| Colin Jeavons | Wemmick |
| Stratford Johns | Abel Magwitch / 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 |
| Paul Davies Prowles | Pip (aged 12) / Pip (aged 13) |
| Graham McGrath | Pip (aged 9) / Pip (aged 8) |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Barry Letts | Producer |
