Great Expectations
PG1967•25m
Drama
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.
Production
BBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
January 22, 1967
Last Aired
March 26, 1967
Networks
BBC One
Created By
Campbell Logan
Seasons & Episodes
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Season
E1
The Convict
Air date: 1967-01-22
Young Pip encounters an escaped convict in a churchyard.
E2
Miss Havisham
Air date: 1967-01-29
Young Pip visits Satis House and meets the strange, rich, reclusive Miss Havisham - and her ward Estella, by whom he is entranced.
E3
Apprenticeship
Air date: 1967-02-05
Pip's happy life with Joe and Biddy is interrupted.
E4
Confidences Exchanged
Air date: 1967-02-12
Pip sets about remaking himself as a gentleman.
E5
The Betrayal
Air date: 1967-02-19
Pip adores Estella, but will she break his heart?
E6
Herbert's Warning
Air date: 1967-02-26
Herbert advises against Pip's love for Estella. Meanwhile, tragic news of Mrs. Joe comes from back home.
E7
Pip's Benefactor
Air date: 1967-03-05
To his astonishment, Pip becomes reacquainted with the convict Magwitch.
E8
Estella's Father
Air date: 1967-03-12
The identity of Estella's father becomes known.
E9
Retribution
Air date: 1967-03-19
Pip attempts to help Magwitch flee the country, but tragedy ensues.
E10
Face to Face
Air date: 1967-03-26
Pip comes to terms with his foolish, arrogant behavior and seeks forgiveness from the woman he truly loves.
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