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

Fans instantly jumped to social media to share their thoughts

FX, in partnership with the BBC, has made a dreary, dismal and not very Dickensian miniseries out of Charles Dickens' "Great Expectations." And while that seems to be in some measure the point, it is, all the same, dreary and dismal and does not count so much as an adaptation…

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

The desire to sex up Victoriana is predictable and lazy, and demonstrates an odd lack of imagination

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

Great Expectations will be brought to life as a new BBC One drama

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.