Great Expectations 2023 cast revealed for BBC One drama

New drama Great Expectations has arrived on BBC One – here’s a full run down of who’s on the cast.

Academy Award nominee and Bafta award winning writer Steven Knight has turned Charles Dickens’ iconic novel into a six-part TV show.

A teaser shares: “Great Expectations is the coming-of-age story of Pip, an orphan who yearns for a greater lot in life until a twist of fate introduces him to the mysterious and eccentric Miss Havisham and Estella, showing him a dark world of possibilities.

“Under the great expectations placed upon him, Pip will have to work out the cost of this new world and whether it will truly make him the man he wishes to be.”

Great Expectations 2023 cast

Here’s a full rundown of who’s on the cast of Great Expectations…

Fionn Whitehead plays Pip
Shalom Brune-Franklin plays Estella
Olivia Colman plays Miss Havisham
Johnny Harris plays Magwitch

Trystan Gravelle plays Compeyson
Owen McDonnell plays Joe Gargery
Hayley Squires plays Sara Gargery
Matt Berry plays Mr Pumblechook

Ashley Thomas plays Mr Jaggers
Laurie Ogden plays Biddy
Trystan Gravelle plays Compeyson
Rudi Dharmalingam plays Wemmick

Tom Sweet plays Young Pip
Chloe Lea plays Young Estella
Bronte Carmichael plays Young Biddy

Watch Great Expectations on TV and online

Great Expectations currently airs on Sunday nights on BBC One at 9PM. The series has six episodes which will air weekly.

You’re also able to watch online via the BBC iPlayer here.

A teaser for the final episode on 30 April shares: “As Pip and Jaggers’ plans come to a head, Miss Havisham finally comes face to face with her demons, and Estella at last tries to break free after a family revelation.”