Meet the Great Expectations Cast and Creators

A new TV adaptation of Charles Dickens’ coming-of-age story Great Expectations is coming to our screens courtesy of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. Starring Olivia Colman as the indelible character Miss Havisham, the show has certainly sparked a lot of interest.

Coming to BBC One and BBC iPlayer from Sunday, March 26. The six-part limited series will premiere on March 26 exclusively on Hulu in the US. Meet the cast and people behind the camera, and watch the trailer below.

[Published: 21 March 2023]

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Cast & Crew
Fionn Whitehead – Pip
Shalom Brune-Franklin – Estella
Olivia Colman – Miss Havisham
Ashley Thomas – Mr Jaggers
Johnny Harris – Magwitch
Hayley Squires – Mrs Sara Gargery
Owen McDonnell – Mr Joe Gargery
Laurie Ogden – Biddy
Matt Berry – Mr Pumblechook
Tom Sweet – Young Pip
Trystan Gravelle – Compeyson
Rudi Dharmalingam – Wemmick
Chloe Lea - Young Estella
Bronte Carmichael - Young Biddy
Steven Knight – Executive Producer & Writer
Dean Baker – Executive Producer
Kate Crowe – Executive Producer
Tom Hardy – Executive Producer
Ridley Scott – Executive Producer
David W. Zucker – Executive Producer
Tommy Bulfin – Executive Producer for the BBC
Mark Kinsella – Producer
Brady Hood – Director Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4
Samira Radsi – Director Episodes 5 & 6
Dan Atherton – Director of Photography Episodes 1, 2, 3 & 4
Kate Reid – Director of Photography, Episodes 5 & 6
Sonja Klaus – Production Designer
Verity Hawkes – Costume Designer
Niamh Morrison – Hair & Make Up Designer