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The Guardian - UK · May 30, 2025

Filthy lucre is everywhere, but book festivals are an easy target for protesters’ fury

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The Guardian - UK · Jun 1, 2024

Great Expectations review: BBC One’s new adaptation of the Dickens classic

There have been at least 18 prominent adaptations of Great Expectations since the invention of the moving image, said Nick Hilton in The Independent. “That’s Pip upon Pip, Magwitch upon Magwitch, Miss Havisham upon Miss Havisham.” Now, “for no discernible reason”, the BBC is treating its viewers to a new…

The Week · Mar 30, 2023

BBC Great Expectations 2023 start time, cast list, plot, locations and how many episodes

Steven Knight's new Dickens adaptation brings the classic tale to life with a star-studded cast list including Olivia Colman, Shalom Brune-Franklin and Welsh actor Trystan Gravelle

Wales Online · Mar 24, 2023

Great Expectations review: Even with the infusion of sex and violence, it’s hard to feel excited about this new take on Dickens

The desire to sex up Victoriana is predictable and lazy, and demonstrates an odd lack of imagination

The Independent UK · Mar 22, 2023

Great Expectations with Olivia Colman: next episode, release date, cast, who's who, plot, trailer, interviews and all about the new Dickens adaptation

Great Expectations on BBC1 and FX on Hulu sees Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham and Fionn Whitehead playing Pip in a new adaptation by the Peaky Blinders writer.

WhatToWatch · Mar 21, 2023

Great Expectations: the best (and worst) adaptations of Charles Dickens' 1861 classic novel

With at least 28 adaptations of the classic novel since 1917, we compile a list of the best and the worst for you

Evening Standard · Mar 16, 2023

Great Expectations by Charles Dickens: class prejudices, the convict stain and a corpse-bride

In our Guide to the classics series, experts explain key works of literature.

The Conversation · May 24, 2022