Miniseries poster

Miniseries

(1989)

Overview

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.

Cast

Anthony Calf as Pip
Anthony Calf

as Pip

John Rhys-Davies as Joe Gargery
John Rhys-Davies

as Joe Gargery

Jean Simmons as Miss Havisham
Jean Simmons

as Miss Havisham

Kim Thomson as Estella
Kim Thomson

as Estella

Ray McAnally as Mr Jaggers
Ray McAnally

as Mr Jaggers

Episodes

Chapter One: An Eerie World poster

Chapter One: An Eerie World 7.5

July 9, 1989

Chapter Two: The Secret Benefactor poster

Chapter Two: The Secret Benefactor 7.5

July 9, 1989

Chapter Three: The Education of a Gentleman poster

Chapter Three: The Education of a Gentleman 7.5

July 10, 1989

Chapter Four: A Decaying Life poster

Chapter Four: A Decaying Life 7.5

July 10, 1989

Chapter Five: The Hunt for Magwitch poster

Chapter Five: The Hunt for Magwitch 7.5

July 11, 1989

Chapter Six: Late Regret poster

Chapter Six: Late Regret 7.5

July 11, 1989