BBC Great Expectations: Cast and streaming 2023
A new rendition of the classic novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens has been created for television.
The new version, adapted by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, is rumored to feature a dark and jarring twist on the traditional narrative.
According to the Radio Times, Dickens’s work depicts the narrative of an orphan, Pip, who pursues his goal for a better life.
After an encounter with an escaped convict and a summons to the mansion of the affluent Miss Havisham, his life is irrevocably altered.
Pip must make a choice in light of Miss Havisham’s intention to make the orphan her adopted daughter’s companion.
Full cast list and how to watch
Mistress Havisham is portrayed by Oscar-winning actress Olivia Colman in the most recent adaptation.
- Cast members of BBC’s Big Expectations
- Fionn Pip Whitehead
- Olivia Colman’s Miss Havisham
- Johnny Harris – Magwitch-
- Matt Berry’s Mr. Pumblechook
- Joe Garegery- Owen McDonnell
- Sara Gargery and Hayley Squire
- Young Pippin – Tom
The 2023 adaptation of the classic tale will appear on BBC One and BBC iPlayer on March 26 at 9 p.m.
The program will thereafter air weekly at the same time and channel.
