Great Expectations on Masterpiece Classic

An orphan boy meets an escaped convict, a crazed rich woman, and a bewitching girl.
Watch Part One of Great Expectations Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8pm.

An orphan boy meets an escaped convict, a crazed rich woman, a bewitching girl, and grows up to have great expectations of wealth from a mysterious patron on “Great Expectations,” Charles Dickens’ remarkable tale of rags to riches to self-knowledge, starring Gillian Anderson (The X-Files, Bleak House), David Suchet, Ray Winstone, and Douglas Booth.

Watch Part One of Great Expectations Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8pm.

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