Great Expectations (1989 TV series)
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Great Expectations is a British-American television serial based on Charles Dickens' 1861 novel of the same title. 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]
Great Expectations | |
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Based on | Great Expectations by Charles Dickens |
Written by | John Goldsmith |
Directed by | Kevin Connor |
Starring | |
Music by | Ken Thorne |
Country of origin | United Kingdom United States |
Original language | English |
No. of series | 1 |
No. of episodes | 3 |
Production | |
Producer | Greg Smith |
Cinematography | Douglas Milsome |
Editor | Barry Peters |
Running time | 120 mins per episode |
Production companies | HTV Primetime Television Ltd. Tesauro Television Walt Disney Television |
Original release | |
Network | The Disney Channel |
Release | 9 July (1989-07-09) ā 11 July 1989 (1989-07-11) (USA) |
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. Having the same actress play Estella as a child and adult provided a smoother transition in following the character than in some adaptations.