Image via Jon Kopaloff/FilmMagic - © 2018 FilmMagic - Image courtesy. As the son of a blacksmith myself, Pip’s journey from the forge into society is a very special one to me.” “A story of class mobility and class intransigence, told through an intensely emotional and personal first-person narrative. I chose Great Expectations as the next work to bring to the screen not just because of the timeless characters, but also because of the very timely story. Knight said: 'Adapting Dickens’ work is a delight. Dickens first released it in a series of weekly chapters, beginning in December 1860, before it was published as a novel. Great Expectations is the coming-of-age story of an orphan nicknamed Pip. Zucker, Kate Crowe and Mona Qureshi for the BBC - the team behind the previous adaptation of A Christmas Carol - with Marina Brackenbury as co-executive producer. The 6 x 60 BBC One drama is from Hardy Son & Baker, FX Productions, Scott Free and the BBC, and is exec produced by Knight, Hardy, Ridley Scott, Dean Baker, David W. Check out the trailer below, and let us know if you’ll be tuning in.Filming gets underway this week in London on a new adaptation of Great Expectations, the second Dickens classic to be adapted by Steven Knight and Tom Hardy. Tom Hardy and their teams as they reunite for this modern adaption of Charles Dickens’ Great. FX will debut the new Great Expectations series streaming on Hulu in the US starting on March 26th. Great Expectations is an upcoming period drama based on the novel of the same name by Charles. The limited series was created and adapted by Steven Knight ( Taboo, Peaky Blinders, See), who executive produced alongside Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott, Dean Baker, David W. Great Expectations follows an orphan named Pip who spends his childhood as a blacksmith's apprentice before suddenly receiving a windfall from an unknown benefactor that allows him to travel to London and enter high society.” “The new six-part limited series, produced by FX in association with the BBC, hails from Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight, who writes and executive produces alongside Tom Hardy and Ridley Scott. Pip, an orphan yearning 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. The cast includes Academy Award-winning actress Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham, Fionn Whitehead as Pip, Ashley Thomas as Jaggers, Johnny Harris, Shalom Brune-Franklin, Hayley Squires, Owen McDonnell, Trystan Gravelle, and Matt Berry as Mr. Zucker and Kate Crowe the team behind A Christmas Carol and Tommy Bulfin for the. A dark and dramatic full trailer has been released for the BBC/FEX limited series Great Expectations, based on the classic Charles Dickens novel. Great Expectations will also be executive produced by Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott, Dean Baker, David W.

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