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Great Expectations (1989)

Drama

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.

IMDb rating
7.5 (509 votes)
Seasons
1
Language
EN
Type
Mini-series

Ratings refreshed Jul 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Cast

Seasons

Season 1 (1989)

7.93 avg 6 episodes 8.5 → 8.2

Ep 1: 8.5 · 18 votesEp 2: 8.0 · 15 votesEp 3: 7.7 · 10 votesEp 4: 7.3 · 11 votesEp 5: 7.9 · 13 votesEp 6: 8.2 · 13 votes
Season 1 episodes — IMDb ratings
#TitleRatingVotes
1Chapter One: An Eerie World8.518
2Chapter Two: The Secret Benefactor8.015
3Chapter Three: The Education of a Gentleman7.710
4Chapter Four: A Decaying Life7.311
5Chapter Five: The Hunt for Magwitch7.913
6Chapter Six: Late Regret8.213