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Herbert Pocket is far from a minor character in Great Expectations

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Why Charles Dickens would have made Great Expectations a videogame if he were writing today

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Great Expectations: new theatrical adaptation sets Dickens novel in partition-era Bengal

We set eyes on Pip, the protagonist of Charles Dickens’s 1861 novel Great Expectations, for the first time in the churchyard where his parents and brothers are buried. The vision of the boy in front of the ruins of his family is one of rude survivalism. It’s a trait that…

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‘I’m going for it like crazy’: Eddie Izzard on her one-woman, 19-role Great Expectations

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

The Guardian - UK

How To Watch Great Expectations Online And Stream The Olivia Coleman Starring Adaptation From Anywhere

Oscar-winning Olivia Coleman stars as the iconic Miss Havisham. Read our guide on how to watch Great Expectations online from anywhere and for free in some regions.

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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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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.

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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

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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?

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Great Expectations actor Ashley Thomas slams criticism of diverse casting in period dramas: ‘People can see themselves’

The actor features in the new BBC adaptation series alongside Olivia Colman

Evening Standard

Great Expectations: the best (and worst) adaptations of Charles Dickens' 1861 classic novel

With at least 28 adaptations of the classic novel since 1917, we compile a list of the best and the worst for you

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BBC Great Expectations full length trailer featuring Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham released

Olivia Colman stars as Miss Havisham in the BBC adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic penned by Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight

Daily Mirror

Olivia Colman unrecognisable with yellow teeth and white hair ahead of new TV role

Olivia Colman looks a world away from her days as Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, as her new role as Miss Havisham in the BBC's Great Expectations drama sees her don a rotting wedding dress and yellow teeth

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MH17 plane disaster: The 10 Brits murdered after Russian missile shot down aircraft

All 298 passengers and crew members were killed on July 17, 2014 when the MH17 passenger flight was shot down over eastern Ukraine - which was at the time a scene of fighting between pro-Russian separatists and Ukrainian forces

Daily Mirror

NHS nurse boycotts Lidl after being accused of theft for eating a single NUT

Anna Bagot was quite intimidated after she was accused of stealing the nut as she wanted to check its quality because she had previously bought a stale bag at the store

The Independent UK

Lidl shopper accused of theft for eating ‘unweighed’ nut

‘With everything that’s going on in the world at the moment, it just felt so trivial,’ says Anna Bagot

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Mum accused of 'stealing single cashew nut' from Lidl

"I honestly didn't know whether to laugh or cry"

Wales Online

NHS nurse 'won't go back' to Lidl after being 'accused of stealing' a cashew nut

Anna Bagot says she previously bought stale nuts from the supermarket

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