The BBC and FX are teaming up for a new drama version of Dickens’ book “Great Expectations”.
The latest announced starring lineup:
Olivia Colman (“The Favourite,” “The Crown”) as Miss Havisham,
Fionn Whitehead (“Dunkirk,” “Bandersnatch”) as Pip,
Ashley Thomas (“Them,” “The Night Of”) as Jaggers,
Johnny Harris (“London to Brighton,” “This Is England ’86”) as Magwitch,
Shalom Brune-Franklin (“Roadkill,” “Line of Duty”) as Estella,
Hayley Squires (“I, Daniel Blake,” “The Electrical Life of Louis Wain”) as Sara,
Owen McDonnell (“Killing Eve,” “Women on the Verge” as Joe,
Trystan Gravelle (“A Discovery of Witches,” “The Terror”) as Compeyson,
and Matt Berry (“What We Do in the Shadows,” “Toast of London”) as Mr. Pumblechuck.
“Great Expectations” focuses on orphan Pip’s path to “high society” and has been adapted for film and television many times before.
This edition consists of 6 episodes, written by “Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight, and executive produced with Ridley Scott and others.
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