Great Expectations

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.

1. E1. The Convict

   Jan 22, 1967 · 25m

   Young Pip encounters an escaped convict in a churchyard.

2. E2. Miss Havisham

   Jan 29, 1967 · 25m

   Young Pip visits Satis House and meets the strange, rich, reclusive Miss Havisham - and her ward Estella, by whom he is entranced.

3. E3. Apprenticeship

   Feb 5, 1967 · 25m

   Pip's happy life with Joe and Biddy is interrupted.

4. E4. Confidences Exchanged

   Feb 12, 1967 · 25m

   Pip sets about remaking himself as a gentleman.

5. E5. The Betrayal

   Feb 19, 1967 · 25m

   Pip adores Estella, but will she break his heart?

6. E6. Herbert's Warning

   Feb 26, 1967 · 25m

   Herbert advises against Pip's love for Estella. Meanwhile, tragic news of Mrs. Joe comes from back home.

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