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.
Writer: Steven Knight
Air date: 2023-03-26
Runtime: 56 min
Overview: Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life, has a chance encounter with escaped convict Magwitch that sets him on an unexpected path and into the clutches of the mysterious and eccentric Miss Havisham, who shows him a dark world of possibilities.
Air date: 2023-03-26
Runtime: 58 min
Overview: While Pip continues his education with Miss Havisham, he grows increasingly attached to her daughter Estella. In the city of London, the corrupt and powerful lawyer Mr. Jaggers gets a letter that will change Pip’s life forever.
Air date: 2023-04-02
Runtime: 56 min
Overview: Having left his life in Gravesend, Pip has a brutal introduction to London, working for Mr. Jaggers. Meanwhile Estella discovers a plan of Miss Havisham’s.
Air date: 2023-04-09
Runtime: 58 min
Overview: As London life begins to take its toll, Pip’s immoral work with Jaggers brings Estella back into this life.
Air date: 2023-04-16
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: Pip’s past comes back to haunt him as he wonders if he will ever take control of his own destiny.
Air date: 2023-04-23
Runtime: 57 min
Overview: As Pip and Jaggers’ plans come to a head, Miss Havisham finally comes face to face with her demons and Estella at last tries to break free after a family revelation.
