[s1e1] Great Expectations Link

: Pip, a young orphan, lives in the Kent marshes with his cruel sister, Mrs. Joe, and her kind husband, Joe Gargery.

The first episode of the 2023 Great Expectations series reimagines the Charles Dickens classic with a darker, more "grimy" tone, often described as having a " Peaky Blinders " aesthetic. [S1E1] Great Expectations

: Written by Steven Knight (creator of Peaky Blinders ), who aimed to explore the explicit themes of sex and crime that Dickens could only hint at in the 19th century. : Pip, a young orphan, lives in the

: On Christmas Eve, Pip visits his family’s graves and is terrorized by an escaped convict, Abel Magwitch . Magwitch coerces Pip into stealing food and a file from Joe's forge to remove his leg irons. : Written by Steven Knight (creator of Peaky

The series premiere establishes the bleak environment of young Pip’s life and the pivotal encounters that set his "great expectations" in motion.