''Great Expectations'' is a 1999 television film adaptation of

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’s 1861 novel of the same name. It was aired on

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in the UK originally in two parts between 12 and 13 April 1999, and on ''

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'' in the US.

Plot

A young boy called Pip stumbles upon a hunted criminal who threatens him and demands food. A few years later, Pip finds that he has a benefactor. Imagining that Miss Havisham, a rich lady whose adopted daughter Estella he loves, is the benefactor, Pip believes in a grand plan at the end of which he will be married to Estella. However, when the criminal from his childhood turns up one stormy night and reveals that he, Magwitch, is his benefactor, Pip finds his dreams crumbling. Although initially repulsed by his benefactor, Pip gradually becomes loyal to him and stays with him until his death.

Cast

Filming locations

The production filmed at a number of

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locations including Sheerness Docks, Kingswear Castle Paddlesteamer, Chatham Docks and the

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and in Edinburgh.(2014) "Edinburgh the film set", Film Edinburgh, Page 9

Awards

In 2000, it won the

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for Best Costume Design, but failed to win Best Design, Best Make Up/Hair, Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment) and Best Sound (Fiction/Entertainment). It had also won the 1999 RTS Craft & Design Award for Best Sound in Drama; Best Production Design in Drama; Best Lighting, and Photography & Camera; and was nominated for Best Tape & Film Editing in Drama. It was nominated for, but did not win, the 1999

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for Outstanding Miniseries.

References

External links

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''Great Expectations'' at AllMovie
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