Great Expectations (2011 Brian Kirk)

Sarah Phelps' BBC three hour adaptation is typically dark - there's barely a laugh in the whole thing, the evil Orlick is in, the nice Biddy is out. Ray Winstone is a good Magwich, Gillian Anderson Miss Havisham, Douglas Booth a somewhat anaemic Pip. With Vanessa Kirby (Estella), David Suchet (a chilly Jaggers), Paul Ritter (Wemmick), Shaun Dooley (Joe), Mark Addy (The Salisbury Poisonings, White House Farm), Harry Lloyd, Claire Rushbrook, Charlie Creed-Miles, Tom Burke, Oscar Kennedy (young Pip).

DP Florian Hoffmeister, editors Victoria Boydell (episodes 1 & 3) and Guy Bensley (episode 2), composer Martin Phipps, production designer David Roger. BBC / Masterpiece (Rebecca Eaton).

I have two problems with this adaptation. One is that Orlick doesn't get punished, which is very disappointing for the audience. The second is that the money appears to be safe from the law, but then isn't mentioned again.