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After 30 years, the standup star is now finally winning acting plaudits, for a ‘tour de force’ take on Dickens with sharper punchlines – and Hamlet is next

Great Expectations has divided viewers but they all agree about this character!

A new BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations by British screenwriter Stephen Knight has hit screens across Britain, to immediate controversy from some viewers who criticised the colour-blind casting that involved non-white actors playing important characters.

All across the world right now, dog owners are currently playing a game of fetch with their four-legged friends. Many are using a stick, but that's something vets say is placing dogs' lives at risk.

Don’t be fooled by the subdued return of the raging Roys; Olivia Colman gives Miss Havisham her mojo back; and Toni Collette heads a gripping adaptation of Naomi Alderman’s sci-fi bestseller

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

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

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

Some viewers are not impressed with the new version of Great Expectations on BBC One

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

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