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Great Expectations

The Characters: Great Expectations Gallery

The characters from the Charles Dickens classic Great Expectations.

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  • Young Estella portrayed by Izzy Meikle-Small

    Young Estella portrayed by Izzy Meikle-Small

    Izzy Meikle-Small stars as Young Estella, Miss Havisham's adopted daughter and the focus of Pips affections. She doesn't know that she is the daughter of Jagger's housekeeper, Molly and Pip's secret benefactor Abel Magwitch.

  • Estella portrayed by Vanessa Kirby

    Estella portrayed by Vanessa Kirby

    Vanessa Kirby stars as Estella, Miss Havisham's adopted daughter and the focus of Pips affections. She doesn't know that she is the daughter of Jagger's housekeeper, Molly and Pip's secret benefactor Abel Magwitch.

  • Pip portrayed by Douglas Booth

    Pip portrayed by Douglas Booth

    Douglas Booth stars as Pip, full name Philip Pirrip, an orphan and the main protaganist in Great Expectations. His plan was to become a blacksmith until the convict Abel Magwitch anonymously sends him to London to become a gentleman.

  • Miss Havisham portrayed by Gillian Anderson

    Miss Havisham portrayed by Gillian Anderson

    Gillian Anderson stars as Miss Havisham, a wealthy woman who was jilted at the alter. After Pip assumes she is his benefactor, Miss Havisham takes him under her wing intent on exacting her spiteful revenge.

  • Jaggers portrayed by David Suchet

    Jaggers portrayed by David Suchet

    David Suchet stars as Jaggers a London lawyer who links many of the characters together, such as his representation of Abel Magwitch and Miss Havisham as well.

  • Young Pip portrayed by Oscar Kennedy

    Young Pip portrayed by Oscar Kennedy

    Oscar Kennedy stars as Young Pip, full name Philip Pirrip, an orphan and the main protaganist in Great Expectations. His plan was to become a blacksmith until the convict Abel Magwitch anonymously sends him to London to become a gentleman.

  • Bentley Drummle portrayed by Tom Burke

    Bentley Drummle portrayed by Tom Burke

    Tom Burke stars as Bentley Drummle, an unintelligent man of a wealthy family. Pip and Drummle are trained in gentlemanly skills together while Drummle serves as competition for Pip's affections for Estella.

  • Abel Magwitch portrayed by Ray Winstone

    Abel Magwitch portrayed by Ray Winstone

    Ray Winstone stars as Abel Magwitch is a convict and the secret benefactor of Pip.

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  • Young Estella portrayed by Izzy Meikle-Small
  • Estella portrayed by Vanessa Kirby
  • Pip portrayed by Douglas Booth
  • Miss Havisham portrayed by Gillian Anderson
  • Jaggers portrayed by David Suchet
  • Young Pip portrayed by Oscar Kennedy
  • Bentley Drummle portrayed by Tom Burke
  • Abel Magwitch portrayed by Ray Winstone

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