Great Expectations

Episode #1.2 (Season 1, Episode 2)

TV Episode | 56 min | Drama, History

While Pip continues his education with Miss Havisham, he grows increasingly attached to her daughter, Estella; in the city of London, the corrupt and powerful lawyer Mr. Jaggers gets a letter that will change Pip's life forever.

Showrunner

Steven Knight

Director

Brady Hood

Writers

Steven Knight (created for television by) (written by) | Charles Dickens (based on the novel by)

Producers

Mark Kinsella | Steven Knight

Composer

Keefus Ciancia

Cinematographer

Dan Atherton

Editors

Dániel Hajnal | Jason Savage

Casting Directors

Julie Harkin | Nathan Toth

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Edit Released

Updated Mar 26, 2023

Release date

Mar 26, 2023 (United States)

Awards

Series awards

2 wins & 5 nominations

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Cast	+ Add Cast
22 cast members

Name	Known for
Fionn Whitehead Pip Pip See fewer	Dunkirk (2017)
Tom Sweet Young Pip Young Pip See fewer	The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018)
Ashley Thomas Jaggers Jaggers See fewer	Them (2021)
Shalom Brune-Franklin Estella Estella See fewer	The Tourist (2022)
Owen McDonnell Joe Joe See fewer	Single-Handed (2007)
Hayley Squires Sara Sara See fewer	I, Daniel Blake (2016)
Laurie Ogden Biddy Biddy See fewer	Great Expectations (2023)
Matt Berry Mr. Pumblechuck Mr. Pumblechuck See fewer	Toast of London (2012)
Rudi Dharmalingam Wemmick Wemmick See fewer	Wakefield (2021)
Olivia Colman Miss Havisham Miss Havisham See fewer	The Favourite (2018)
Chloe Lea Young Estella Young Estella See fewer	Dune: Prophecy (2024)
Jairaj Varsani Young Herbert Young Herbert See fewer	The Personal History of David Copperfield (2019)
Matthew Flynn Newgate Prison Guard Newgate Prison Guard See fewer	Finding Alice (2021)
Gerard Cooke Bowden Bowden See fewer	Great Expectations (2023)
Sean Cernow Ackland Ackland See fewer	24 Hour Party People (2002)
Jonathan Coy Judge Mansell Judge Mansell See fewer	The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999)
Fabio Vollono Priest Priest See fewer	Silent Witness (1996)
Bronte Carmichael Young Biddy Young Biddy See fewer	Christopher Robin (2018)
Emily Johnstone Mrs. Gibbons Mrs. Gibbons See fewer	Royal Shakespeare Company: The Taming of the Shrew (2019)
Ben Moor Vicar Vicar See fewer	The Three Musketeers (2011)
Mark Arden Whistler Whistler See fewer	Carry on Columbus (1992)
Omar Alboukharey Hangman Assistant (uncredited) Hangman Assistant (uncredited) See fewer	Mission: Impossible - Fallout (2018)