Book description
Great Expectations will form the centrepiece of the
Dickens season this Christmas.
Part thriller, part mystery, with a powerful love story at its
heart, Sarah Phelps's (Oliver Twist, EastEnders) three-part
adaptation embraces all of these qualities, delivering a vibrant,
visceral, story. The stellar cast includes Gillian Anderson, David
Suchet and Ray Winstone, and it will be broadcast on BBC1 in a
prime-time slot in December this year.
Charles Dickens was born on 7 February 1812. He enjoyed his first
commercial success with
The Pickwick Papers
in 1836, swiftly followed by the serialization of
Oliver Twist
a year later. By the publication of
The Old Curiosity Shop
in 1841, Dickens was internationally famous.
Great Expectations
was first published in serial form in
All the Year Round
magazine between 1860 and 1861. His novels, many now adapted for TV and
film, continue to entertain readers all over the world.
