Great Expectations (2011 TV series)
Great Expectations is a three-part BBC television drama adaptation by Sarah Phelps of the Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel of the same name, starring Ray Winstone as Magwitch, Gillian Anderson as Miss Havisham, Douglas Booth as Pip, Vanessa Kirby as Estella and David Suchet as Jaggers. The adaptation was first broadcast on British television over the Christmas period in 2011.
| Great Expectations | |
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| Genre | Costume drama |
| Based on | Great Expectations 1861 novel by Charles Dickens |
| Written by | Sarah Phelps |
| Directed by | Brian Kirk |
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| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 3 |
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| Executive producers | Anne Pivcevic (BBC) Rebecca Eaton (Masterpiece) |
| Producer | George Ormond |
| Cinematography | Florian Hoffmeister |
| Editors | Guy Bensley Victoria Boydell |
| Running time | 55-60 minutes |
| Production companies | BBC Productions and Masterpiece co-production |
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| Network | BBC One |
| Release | 27 December – 29 December 2011 |
Anderson's casting as Miss Havisham drew attention to the production due to her being a mere 43 compared to other actresses who have played her. However, critical reception was generally positive. It is also worth noting that Maxine Audley was also only 43 when she played Miss Havisham in the 1967 BBC adaptation.
In 2012, the PBS broadcast earned the series a total of four Creative Arts Emmy Awards out of five nominations for Outstanding Art Direction, Cinematography, Costumes, and Main Title Design. The remaining nomination was for Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music.