It has been just 12 years since the BBC last aired a new adaptation of Great Expectations with a new series starting on BBC One on Sunday, March 26. Now viewers are questioning why the BBC has made another version so soon as the new series is criticised by viewers.
Great Expectations follows the story of the classic Charles Dickens novel under the same title. The new series has a dark twist to the traditional tale and is directed by Steven Knight, the creator of Peaky Blinders.
However, not all viewers are impressed with the new series and took to Twitter to air their thoughts. One said: "Not a great start so far. This is less an adaptation than a confection! Why does the BBC think it has the creative ability to improve Dickens? It really hasn’t! Rant over. #GreatExpectations".
