Watch Masterpiece Season 42 Episode 2: Great Expectations

PBS's longest running (and most honored) dramatic series is an Anglophile's delight, featuring British adaptations of literary classics and original works. The first `Masterpiece' was `The First Churchills,' and since then it has won nine Peabodys and 29 Emmys (beginning with Susan Hampshire's Best Actress award for `Churchills'). Its many memorable pro (more…)

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Season 42, Episode 2 Great Expectations

First Aired: April 8, 2012

The conclusion of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations" finds Pip in London, where his guardian explains his allowance to him. In time, he learns the ways of gentlemen; falls further in love with Estella; and discovers the identity of his benefactor.

Guest Cast

Vanessa Kirby Estella

Ray Winstone Abel Magwitch

Frances Barber Mrs. Brandley

Paul Ritter Wemmick

Perdita Weeks Clara

David Suchet Jaggers

Paul Rhys Compeyson

Susan Lynch Molly

Jack Roth Dorge Orlick

Harry Lloyd Herbert Pocket

Mary Roscoe Hannah

Douglas Booth Pip

Mark Addy Pumblechook

Shaun Dooley Joe Gargery

Tom Burke Bentley Drummle

Dave Legeno Borrit

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Premiered: January 10, 1971
Rating: TV-PG
Premise: PBS's longest running (and most honored) dramatic series is an Anglophile's delight, featuring British adaptations of literary classics and original works. The first `Masterpiece' was `The First Churchills,' and since then it has won nine Peabodys and 29 E… (more)