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Great Expectations
Based onGreat Expectations
by Charles Dickens
Written byJohn Goldsmith
Directed byKevin Connor
Starring
Music byKen Thorne
Countries of originUnited Kingdom
United States
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes3
Production
ProducerGreg Smith
CinematographyDouglas Milsome
EditorBarry Peters
Running time120 mins per episode
Production companiesHTV
Primetime Television Ltd.
Tesauro Television
Walt Disney Television
Original release
NetworkThe Disney Channel
Release9 July (1989-07-09) –
11 July 1989 (1989-07-11) (USA)
NetworkITV
Release21 July (1991-07-21) –
25 August 1991 (1991-08-25) (UK)

Great Expectations is a British-American television serial based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel of the same title, with a screenplay by John Goldsmith. Directed by Kevin Connor and produced by Greg Smith, the serial was first broadcast in the US in three parts[1] on The Disney Channel in 1989,[2][3] and in the UK in six parts on the ITV network in 1991.[4]

Introduction

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Jean Simmons, who played the role of the young Estella in the 1946 film, played Miss Havisham in the 1989 version. Other key roles include John Rhys-Davies as Joe Gargery, Ray McAnally as Jaggers, Anthony Calf as the adult Pip, Kim Thomson as both young and adult Estella, Adam Blackwood as Herbert Pocket, Anthony Hopkins as Abel Magwitch, Niven Boyd as Orlick, Susan Franklyn as Biddy and Martin Harvey as young Pip.

Connor and Smith noted that the drama serial format of this production, running five hours, enabled much more of the original story to be filmed than other versions, allowed the restoration of significant characters omitted in other versions, such as Orlick and Wopsle, and additional examination of the roles of other characters, such as Biddy, Drummle, Miss Havisham and the adult Estella.[3]

List of episodes

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  • Chapter One: 'An Eerie World'
  • Chapter Two: 'The Secret Benefactor'
  • Chapter Three: 'The Education of a Gentleman'
  • Chapter Four: 'A Decaying Life'
  • Chapter Five: 'The Hunt for Magwitch'
  • Chapter Six: 'Late Regret'

Cast

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Locations

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Harty church on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent – scene in the TV series for the moment when the orphan Pip meets the escaped convict, Magwitch.

Harty Church on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent was used for the moment when young orphan Pip, whilst visiting his parents' grave, meets the escaped convict, Abel Magwitch. Upnor Village was used as the home of Herbert Pocket's fiancée Clara's house. Upnor Lighthouse is visible as Pip docks in the village.[5]

Release

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The first episode aired on the Disney Channel on July 9, 1989. It was released on video in 1990.

References

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  1. ↑ Pointer, Michael (1996). Charles Dickens on the Screen. Lanham, MD: Scarecrow Press. p. 192; ISBN 0-8108-2960-6.
  2. ↑ Howard Rosenberg (7 July 1989). "Disney Miniseries Lives Up to Great Expectations". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 23 January 2020.
  3. 1 2 Sheila Rule (2 July 1989). "Television: A Great Great Expectations Haunts a TV Version". The New York Times. Retrieved 22 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Radio Times, 20–26 July 1991
  5. ↑ "Great Expectations (1989)". Kent Film Office. 15 March 1989. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
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