Great Expectations (1999)
Plot.
A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.
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Cast & Crew.

Ioan Gruffudd
Pip

Justine Waddell
Estella

Charlotte Rampling
Miss Havisham

Laura Aikman
Young Biddy

Nicholas Blane
Blane Wopsle

Selina Cadell
Sarah Pocket

Jo Cameron Brown
Miss Skiffins

Emma Cunniffe
Biddy

Tony Curran
Orlick

Laurence Dobiesz
Young Herbert

Leo Dolan
Sheriff's Officer

Sarah Durham
Maid

Michael Eaves
Police Officer

Daniel Evans
Herbert Pocket

Gemma Gregory
Young Estella

Bernard Hill
Abel Magwitch

James Hillier
Bentley Drummle

David Horovitch
Matthew Pocket

Alex Leppard
Gaoler

Hugh Lloyd
The Aged P

Roland Manookian
Pip's Servant

Ian McDiarmid
Jaggers

Ifan Meredith
Startop

Ryan John Monaghan
Pickpocket

Laila Morse
Molly

Lockhart Ogilvie
Gentleman

Terence Rigby
Pumblechook

Clive Russell
Joe Gargery

Lesley Sharp
Mrs Joe

Angela Sims
Estella's Attendant

Philippa Stanton
Clara

Reggie Stewart
Sergeant
Media.

Details.
Release DateApril 12, 1999
StatusReturning Series
Seasons1
Episodes2
Filming LocationsEdinburgh · Pinewood Studios, United Kingdom
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Wiki.
Great Expectations is a 1999 television film adaptation of Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel of the same name. It was aired on BBC Two in the UK, and on Masterpiece Theatre in the US.