This Underrated British Dickens Miniseries Adaptation Starring Gillian Anderson Unfairly Flew Under the Radar

What Is 2012’s ‘Great Expectations’ About?

He steals a pie and a file from Joe’s shop and helps Magwitch cut off his shackles.

These adaptations will not dissapoint.

2011’s Great Expectations mini series cast including Gillian Anderson and Vanessa Kirby

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Meanwhile, Kirby’s Estella is much more than she seems at first.

At times, she even tries to protect him from Miss Havisham’s dark schemes.

In the novel,Satis House is itself a character.

Miss Havisham, played by Gillian Anderson, sits at her vanity table in Satis House in ‘Great Expecations’ (2011)

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Andersons performance is spellbinding in this seriesand complements the haunted, ethereal quality of Satis House.

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