Great Expectations (1967 TV series)

Great Expectations
GenreHistorical drama
Based onGreat Expectations
by Charles Dickens
Written byHugh Leonard
Directed byAlan Bridges
StarringGary Bond
Francesca Annis
Maxine Audley
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes10
Production
ProducerCampbell Logan
Running time25 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release22 January (1967-01-22) –
26 March 1967 (1967-03-26)
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Great Expectations is a British television series which first aired on BBC 1 in 1967.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1861 novel Great Expectations by Charles Dickens, which follows a humble orphan suddenly becoming a gentleman with the help of an unknown benefactor.[2]

All episodes survived the BBC's routine junking and were released on DVD in 2017 by Simply Media.[3]

  1. ^ "Great Expectations 2 Miss Havisham (1967)". BFI. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020.
  2. ^ Baskin p.83
  3. ^ "What the Dickens? Charles Dickens DVD releases". SimplyHE.