me too

I am too.

Why? 

Heathen! 

I don't know why you are...

for me.... tis the Raymond.

Me too, I love Miss havisham (sp)

She's a right cow that Estella one....

loving Gillian Anderson

I'm enjoying this although it's one of my least favourite Dickens.

I prefer Zola to Dickens as I find his characters more rounded but I do enjoy Dickens

I have no idea what anyone is talking about.

I am just generally excited

You sitting on a feather? 

What, what, what the Dickens? 

(I am just generally tired)  

I do not have the TV on

I am listening to the Smiths

It is all rather good

That's a matter of opinion when you're listening to them 

I used to think that,

Until that dozy bint in the John Lewis did a radio 2 version of one of their songs.

Then I was converted

Well .............i enjoyed that!

LOL! 

Gillian Anderson is the most beautiful woman in the world, i've always loved her since The X Files. 

I did too, Soozy

I really enjoyed it.

Great cast..fine acting...the mood, the set, the costumes.. all superb.

Gillian Anderson is excellant.

I really liked it.

IMO .............best adaptation ever ..........the marshes, the gloom .................everything spot on. Loved it!

Edited to say ...............I'm really not a fan of Ray Winston but .................I think he was born to play Magwitch

I absolutely love the book, and this adaptation has started very well indeed. I can't wait to watch the next two parts now!  

Ray played Magwitch very well...

I agree Soozy....best adaptation ever. I`m really impressed.  

BBC at its best. 

really enjoyed it - brilliant adaptation

yes agree - its spot on and I liked the younger Miss Haversham as well

Yes ............very unexpected but probably true to the original story. We expect an old hag ........instead we have  a beautiful but deranged (youngish) woman. Brilliant 

agree soozy - was  surprised when she appeared but thought it was much better - and does make the whole concept of her a s a  jilted bride more feasible

Remember it's in three parts.

I first saw an adaptation of it years ago when I was a young child. I had no idea of what all the first bit with Magwich in the swamp was all about. I didn't even know that the wild man in the swamp was called Magwich - so when the name cropped up later I had no idea who he was and what he had to do with anything. ) Suffice to say, I am no longer confused over this,

Miss Haversham looks too young.

I've never enjoyed Great Expectations [ find it quite cruel and depressing ] but on the verdicts here, I think I'll watch it on iplayer. Sounds like an interesting version of it. 

I suppose there will always be an element of cruelty to it, but I have always seen that solely as a reflection of what Miss Haversham's character is.

Thats true. However for some reason I've always found the earlier parts more convincing [ or compelling ] than the end. 

I'm still enjoying this.. but I've also been watching comments on Twitter... someone got it spot on when they said 'Am I right in thinking Pip is being played by Keira Knightley?' 

I thought 'little' Pip was lovely.  Bigger Pip, not so much.  Yeah, definitely a touch of the 'Keira's', which is unfortunate because she annoys the hell out of me

Thought the ghostly Miss Haversham was most effective on first sighting.

Thought Magwich looked suitably horrific but kept telling myself that is was The Raymond being marvellously menacing.  The Raymond can do no wrong.

Liking this adaptation, but can't help thinking of Alec Guinness whenever Herbert Pocket makes an appearance. 

Drummie is a Cad, sir and no good will come of him

Oh yeah... now you say it Kaffy, thats exactly right 

I think this adaptation of Great Expectations is great. Ray Winstone was born for the part of Abel Magwitch - I can't think of anyone who could play the part better. Fascinating to see David Suchet as Jaggers, a somewhat different role to that of Poirot.

And Gillian Anderson as Miss Haversham is exceptional. A hypnotically ghostly presence as she almost floats around. There is something of the undead about her as she sucks the lifeforce out of those closest to her.

I've not read this book... from what I've seen that may be a good thing - lots of comments about 'how could they do that to book' etc - but I'm enjoying this.   I'm loving Gillian Anderson too (and Ray, of course) but I see there's a film being made atm with Helena Bonham Carter in the role... to me, she seems to be made for roles like that.

OMG he does look like keira knightly and I think she looks like a dark haired samantha janus

This is the best adaptation I have seen - EL sums it up brilliantly - Gillian Anderson is superb as Miss Haversham

More than a passing resemblance to Keira Knightley.