Great Expectations
Season 1
January 22, 1967
10Episodes
Orphan Pip discovers through lawyer Mr. Jaggers that a mysterious benefactor wishes to ensure that he becomes a gentleman. Reunited with his childhood patron, Miss Havisham, and his first love, the beautiful but emotionally cold Estella, he discovers that the elderly spinster has gone mad from having been left at the altar as a young woman, and has made her charge into a warped, unfeeling heartbreaker.
Episodes
1. The Convict
January 22, 1967
25 min
Young Pip encounters an escaped convict in a churchyard.
Guest Stars:
Christopher Guard, Neil McCarthy, Norman Scace, John Tate, Shirley Cain
2. Miss Havisham
January 29, 1967
25 min
Young Pip visits Satis House and meets the strange, rich, reclusive Miss Havisham - and her ward Estella, by whom he is entranced.
Guest Stars:
Christopher Guard, Maxine Audley, Francesca Annis, Neil McCarthy, Peter Vaughan
3. Apprenticeship
February 5, 1967
25 min
Pip's happy life with Joe and Biddy is interrupted.
Guest Stars:
Christopher Guard, Gary Bond, Maxine Audley, Francesca Annis, Neil McCarthy
4. Confidences Exchanged
February 12, 1967
25 min
Pip sets about remaking himself as a gentleman.
Guest Stars:
Gary Bond, Maxine Audley, Richard O'Sullivan, Neil McCarthy, Peter Vaughan
5. The Betrayal
February 19, 1967
25 min
Pip adores Estella, but will she break his heart?
Guest Stars:
Gary Bond, Maxine Audley, Francesca Annis, Richard O'Sullivan, Neil McCarthy
6. Herbert's Warning
February 26, 1967
25 min
Herbert advises against Pip's love for Estella. Meanwhile, tragic news of Mrs. Joe comes from back home.
Guest Stars:
Gary Bond, Maxine Audley, Francesca Annis, Richard O'Sullivan, Neil McCarthy
7. Pip's Benefactor
March 5, 1967
25 min
To his astonishment, Pip becomes reacquainted with the convict Magwitch.
Guest Stars:
Gary Bond, Maxine Audley, Francesca Annis, Richard O'Sullivan, Peter Vaughan
8. Estella's Father
March 12, 1967
25 min
The identity of Estella's father becomes known.
Guest Stars:
Gary Bond, Maxine Audley, Francesca Annis, Richard O'Sullivan, Peter Vaughan
9. Retribution
March 19, 1967
25 min
Pip attempts to help Magwitch flee the country, but tragedy ensues.
Guest Stars:
Gary Bond, Richard O'Sullivan, John Tate, Ronald Lacey, Kenneth Nash