Great Expectations

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Orphan Pip's life changes forever when he meets wealthy Miss Havisham and her daughter.

A twist of fate shows Pip a dark world of possibilities, but is he willing to pay the price? Steven Knight's chilling take on the Dickens classic, starring Olivia Colman.

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Fionn Whitehead

Ashley Thomas

Matthew Needham

Trystan Gravelle

Owen McDonnell

Shalom Brune-Franklin

Olivia Colman

Parth Thakerar

Rudi Dharmalingam

Samira Radsi

Mark Kinsella

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Great Expectations: Series 1: Episode 5

Episode 5

BBC One - Great Expectations, Series 1, Episode 5

Pip’s past comes back to haunt him as he wonders if he will ever take control of his fate.

As Joe tries to save his friend from a life of excess, an old and unsuspected danger comes back to threaten Pip, while Estella must fend off a new suitor.

As part of their plan to ruin Drummle, Jaggers and Pip head to a pleasure garden, seeking entertainment. While Drummle is keen to find women, Pip must try and shake off the opium he has begun to rely on. Unable to trust his own eyes, and unsure of what is real or simply the smoke taking hold, Pip is suddenly accosted by Compeyson. Pip has no means of knowing why Compeyson seeks him out, but luckily he manages to escape – although for how long he cannot be sure. 

Back at Jaggers' apartment, and all suitably inebriated, Jaggers comes to the point of the evening. He needs Drummle to sign a document that insures Monsieur Dorget’s ship. Jaggers and Pip know Dorget is running slaves, and with Drummle’s signature they hope to condemn both men – and claim the riches for themselves, adding to Jaggers' already comfortable existence and finally setting Pip up as a true gentleman of London.

Meanwhile, Estella has to fend off a new suitor. Frustrated at her refusal to pick a date to marry the apparently respectable Mr Drummle, Miss Havisham arranges a dinner to focus her wayward daughter’s mind and introduce her to a second choice, Mr Herbert Pocket.

Great Expectations: Series 1

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Once poor, orphaned Pip meets wealthy Miss Havisham and her daughter Estella, his life changes forever. Thrown into the dangerous city of London, he must battle to control his fate.

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