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Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations review – Eddie Izzard seduces in charismatic one-woman show

Izzard uses humour instinctively, helped by Dickens’s love of the exaggerated or comic grotesque

The Guardian - UK

BBC backlash as Great Expectations viewers slam 'disrespectful' ending to Dickens classic

The BBC's adaptation of Charles Dickens' classic Great Expectations came to an end on Sunday and viewers were not entirely impressed

Daily Mirror

TV tonight: Our highlights for Sunday, April 30

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Great Expectations viewers fuming over 'spanking' scenes which would 'anger' Dickens

The BBC’s adaptation has received mixed reviews since it aired last night, with the next episode set to continue on Sunday at 9pm

Daily Mirror

TV Tonight: Our highlights for Sunday, April 2

Great Expectations is just one of the gems on TV tonight.

WhatToWatch

Great Expectations review: BBC One’s new adaptation of the Dickens classic

There have been at least 18 prominent adaptations of Great Expectations since the invention of the moving image, said Nick Hilton in The Independent. “That’s Pip upon Pip, Magwitch upon Magwitch, Miss Havisham upon Miss Havisham.” Now, “for no discernible reason”, the BBC is treating its viewers to a new…

The Week

BBC’s new adaptation of Great Expectations has strayed a step too far from the original Charles Dickens storyline

If it’s been a long time since you read Great Expectations, you might struggle to recall some parts of the story.

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The alluring rot of "Great Expectations"

Salon talks to the Oscar winner and screenwriter Steven Knight about their darker version of Charles Dickens' novel

Salon

Great Expectations viewers HATED one thing about the show

Great Expectations had the viewers all saying the same thing about the adaptation

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BBC Great Expectations viewers hit out at new adaptation just minutes into first episode

The Oliva Colman-led series is the 18th adaptation of Dickens' classic novel, and the second BBC retelling in 10 years

Bristol Post

Great Expectations review – Olivia Colman is mesmerisingly sinister

The Oscar winner is so good that the rest of this adaptation from the Peaky Blinders creator feels like filler. But do we really need yet another take on Dickens’ novel?

The Guardian - UK

Great Expectations Cast: Where You've Seen The Stars Of FX's Charles Dickens-Based TV Show

The Great Expectations cast should make this miniseries adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic worth a look.

Cinemablend

BBC One's Great Expectations full cast: Who stars in the BBC adaptation alongside Trystan Gravelle

New BBC One drama Great Expectations features an impressive cast including Olivia Coleman and Welsh star Trystan Gravelle

Wales Online

Great Expectations cast: who's who in the Steven Knight adaptation

The Great Expectations cast features some huge stars. Here are all the major players in the new BBC series.

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How to watch Great Expectations: live stream the 2023 Dickens adaptation for free online

Steven Knight's BBC adaptation of the classic Charles Dickens novel stars Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham. Here's how to watch Great Expectations free online – and from anywhere.

The Guardian - UK

TV tonight: Olivia Colman is an opium-smoking Miss Havisham in Great Expectations

Expect a dark Dickens drama courtesy of Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight. Plus: Paddy McGuinness hosts a new endurance test reality series. Here’s what to watch this evening

WhatToWatch

TV Tonight: Our highlights for Sunday, March 26

Great Expectations is just one of the gems on TV Tonight.

The Guardian - UK

From Infinity Pool to Succession: a complete guide to this week’s entertainment

Whether it’s an icky shocker from a body-horror scion or a warring dynasty of uber-rich media scumbags, our critics have you covered for the next seven days

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How to watch Great Expectations online: Release date and time

How to watch Great Expectations on Hulu and BBC One, including release date and time.

Total Film

The 7 best new movies and shows to stream this weekend

Here's our guide on what to stream over the next couple of days

The Guardian - UK

Adapt and survive: why Dickens still endures on page, stage and screen

The new version of Great Expectations is the BBC’s seventh, while A Christmas Carol is the most adapted English classic ever. What is it about these stories that keeps us wanting more?

Wales Online

BBC Great Expectations 2023 start time, cast list, plot, locations and how many episodes

Steven Knight's new Dickens adaptation brings the classic tale to life with a star-studded cast list including Olivia Colman, Shalom Brune-Franklin and Welsh actor Trystan Gravelle

The Guardian - UK

A tale of too many remakes: why we never need to see a Dickens novel on TV ever again

The BBC is about to screen yet another adaptation of Great Expectations – and enough is enough. It’s time they focused on new stories, rather than constantly making the same show

Irish Independent

What to watch this weekend: Olivia Colman stars as Miss Havisham in a Great Expectations adaptation with violence, drug abuse and even a little BSDM

TOP CHOICE GREAT EXPECTATIONS BBC1, Sunday, 9pm If the vandalism Peaky Blinders creator Stephen Knight inflicted on A Christmas Carol (with his dark, gritty, sweary and quite terrible version in 2019) is anything to go by, Dickens purists should probably adjust their expectations of this six-part take on the oft-adapted…

Daily Mirror

Expectations are Great for Peaky Blinders-style take on Dickens classic

Olivia Colman stars as Miss Havisham in the new TV adaptation by Steven Knight - and her famous character is shown as an opium addict

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