Great Expectations (2011 TV series) - Quiz
  • 1. Which actor plays Philip 'Pip' Pirrip in the 2011 TV series Great Expectations?
A) Tom Burke
B) Harry Lloyd
C) Ray Winstone
D) Douglas Booth
  • 2. Who plays Abel Magwitch in the series?
A) Mark Addy
B) David Suchet
C) Paul Rhys
D) Ray Winstone
  • 3. Which actress portrays Miss Havisham?
A) Susan Lynch
B) Frances Barber
C) Gillian Anderson
D) Vanessa Kirby
  • 4. Who takes on the role of Jaggers?
A) Jack Roth
B) David Suchet
C) Shaun Dooley
D) Paul Ritter
  • 5. Which actor plays Uncle Pumblechook?
A) Andrew Bone
B) Mark Addy
C) Michael Colgan
D) Harry Lloyd
  • 6. Who plays Mrs Brandley in the 2011 adaptation?
A) Mary Roscoe
B) Frances Barber
C) Perdita Weeks
D) Claire Rushbrook
  • 7. Which actor portrays Bentley Drummle?
A) Eros Vlahos
B) Will Tudor
C) Tom Burke
D) Oscar Kennedy
  • 8. Who plays the Sergeant?
A) Dave Legeno
B) Shaun Dooley
C) Charlie Creed-Miles
D) Steve Lately
  • 9. Who takes on the role of Joe Gargery?
A) David Suchet
B) Ray Winstone
C) Mark Addy
D) Shaun Dooley
  • 10. Which young actor plays Young Pip?
A) Will Tudor
B) Jack Roth
C) Eros Vlahos
D) Oscar Kennedy
  • 11. Who plays Estella?
A) Susan Lynch
B) Vanessa Kirby
C) Perdita Weeks
D) Izzy Meikle-Small
  • 12. Which actor plays Herbert Pocket?
A) Paul Ritter
B) Tom Burke
C) Harry Lloyd
D) Paul Rhys
  • 13. Who portrays Molly in the series?
A) Claire Rushbrook
B) Susan Lynch
C) Frances Barber
D) Abigail Bond
  • 14. Which young actress plays Young Estella?
A) Vanessa Kirby
B) Perdita Weeks
C) Mary Roscoe
D) Izzy Meikle-Small
  • 15. Who plays the dual role of Compeyson and Denby?
A) Charlie Creed-Miles
B) David Suchet
C) Ray Winstone
D) Paul Rhys
  • 16. Which actor plays John Wemmick?
A) Tom Burke
B) Paul Ritter
C) Mark Addy
D) Harry Lloyd
  • 17. Who plays Dolge Orlick?
A) Will Tudor
B) Oscar Kennedy
C) Eros Vlahos
D) Jack Roth
  • 18. Who portrays Mrs Joe?
A) Susan Lynch
B) Frances Barber
C) Abigail Bond
D) Claire Rushbrook
  • 19. Which actress plays Clara?
A) Perdita Weeks
B) Mary Roscoe
C) Izzy Meikle-Small
D) Vanessa Kirby
  • 20. Who plays Hannah, Miss Havisham's maid?
A) Mary Roscoe
B) Perdita Weeks
C) Frances Barber
D) Claire Rushbrook
  • 21. Which actor plays Raymond Pocket, Herbert's father?
A) Michael Colgan
B) Steve Lately
C) Harry Lloyd
D) Andrew Bone
  • 22. Who plays Camilla Pocket, Herbert's mother?
A) Frances Barber
B) Abigail Bond
C) Mary Roscoe
D) Susan Lynch
  • 23. Which young actor plays Young Herbert Pocket?
A) Oscar Kennedy
B) Jack Roth
C) Eros Vlahos
D) Will Tudor
  • 24. Who plays the Anxious Man?
A) Steve Lately
B) Andrew Bone
C) Michael Colgan
D) Dave Legeno
  • 25. Who portrays Mike, Jaggers' clerk?
A) Steve Lately
B) Paul Ritter
C) Dave Legeno
D) Michael Colgan
  • 26. Which actor plays Estella's Admirer?
A) Oscar Kennedy
B) Eros Vlahos
C) Tom Burke
D) Will Tudor
  • 27. Who plays Borrit, the jailer at Newgate?
A) Charlie Creed-Miles
B) Dave Legeno
C) Ray Winstone
D) Jack Roth
  • 28. What historic location near Northampton was used by the BBC for the exterior set of Satis House?
A) Holdenby House
B) Langleybury Mansion
C) Old Hall Marshes
D) Fairfield village church
  • 29. For how many days was Holdenby House used for filming the exterior of Satis House?
A) Over one week
B) Over three days
C) Exactly five days
D) Two days
  • 30. Where were the interior scenes of Satis House filmed?
A) St Thomas a Beckett church
B) Old Hall Marshes
C) Holdenby House
D) Langleybury Mansion
  • 31. Langleybury Mansion is a former country house and estate near which town?
A) Tollesbury
B) Watford
C) Romney
D) Northampton
  • 32. In which county is Langleybury Mansion located?
A) Northamptonshire
B) Essex
C) Kent
D) Hertfordshire
  • 33. Where was the Gargery House/Forge built for production?
A) Holdenby House
B) Newgate
C) Langleybury Mansion
D) RSPB Old Hall Marshes
  • 34. RSPB Old Hall Marshes are located near which Essex village?
A) Fairfield
B) Watford
C) Tollesbury
D) Northampton
  • 35. Which church was used as the village church in the opening scenes of the series?
A) Watford community church
B) Holdenby parish church
C) Tollesbury village church
D) St Thomas a Beckett church
  • 36. In which deserted Kent village is the St Thomas a Beckett church located?
A) Watford
B) Fairfield
C) Romney
D) Tollesbury
  • 37. On which marsh is the church of St Thomas a Beckett situated?
A) Northampton Marsh
B) Romney Marsh
C) Old Hall Marshes
D) Essex Marshes
  • 38. How many viewers did the first part of the adaptation gain in the UK, receiving the highest viewing figures in its time slot?
A) 5.5 million
B) 6.6 million
C) 8.1 million
D) 4.3 million
  • 39. What age was Gillian Anderson when she cast as Miss Havisham?
A) 60 years old
B) 35 years old
C) 50 years old
D) 43 years old
  • 40. Which publication described Phelps's liberty of making Miss Havisham young and beautiful as not greatly worrying because Gillian Anderson captured her obsession well?
A) The Daily Telegraph
B) The Graham Norton Show
C) The Guardian
D) The Independent
  • 41. Which newspaper stated that 'they've done a pretty good job of ageing and witchifying her'?
A) The BBC News
B) The Independent
C) The Daily Telegraph
D) The Guardian
  • 42. Which publication praised Anderson's Miss Havisham as a 'pale yet still beautiful wraith' speaking in an insidious singsong?
A) The Guardian
B) The Daily Telegraph
C) The Independent
D) The Times
  • 43. On which talk show did Gillian Anderson point out that she is only a little younger than Martita Hunt's version of Miss Havisham?
A) The One Show
B) BBC Breakfast
C) The Graham Norton Show
D) The Andrew Marr Show
  • 44. Who is generally considered the definitive version of Miss Havisham prior to Anderson, according to the text?
A) Frances Barber
B) Vanessa Kirby
C) Maxine Audley
D) Martita Hunt
  • 45. In which version did Martita Hunt play Miss Havisham?
A) Holdenby production
B) BBC 1967 adaptation
C) David Lean version
D) 2011 TV series
  • 46. Who portrayed Miss Havisham in the BBC's 1967 adaptation?
A) Martita Hunt
B) Susan Lynch
C) Gillian Anderson
D) Maxine Audley
  • 47. How old was Maxine Audley when she played Miss Havisham in the 1967 BBC adaptation?
A) 43
B) 35
C) 50
D) 60
  • 48. Which television network broadcasted the 2011 adaptation of Great Expectations?
A) BBC
B) Channel 4
C) Sky
D) ITV
  • 49. Who threatens Pocket with a knife to his throat?
A) Orlick
B) Compeyson
C) Drummle
D) Magwitch
  • 50. What does Pip initially believe is the source of Magwitch's money?
A) Sheep farming
B) Burglary
C) Murder
D) Inheritance
  • 51. Who does Pip meet at Miss Havisham's house who gloats about his engagement to Estella?
A) Pocket
B) Jaggers
C) Drummle
D) Wemmick
  • 52. Why does Estella reveal Pip was brought to the house as a boy?
A) To practise breaking hearts
B) To work as a servant
C) To be a companion to Drummle
D) To learn to read
  • 53. Who helps Pocket find a place for Magwitch to hide?
A) Jaggers
B) Wemmick
C) Joe
D) Orlick
  • 54. Who is the gentleman from Pip's club who offers a large sum of money for turning in Magwitch?
A) Compeyson
B) Pocket
C) Orlick
D) Drummle
  • 55. Where does Magwitch assure Pip his money actually came from?
A) Stealing from banks
B) Working with sheep
C) Inheriting an estate
D) Mining for gold
  • 56. Who does Havisham give money to in order to help save Pocket's new business?
A) Estella
B) Wemmick
C) Magwitch
D) Pip
  • 57. How does Miss Havisham die?
A) Dies of a broken heart
B) Burns to death in a fire
C) Drowns in a river
D) Stabbed by Compeyson
  • 58. Who was married to Magwitch and gave birth to his daughter?
A) Miss Havisham
B) Biddy
C) Estella
D) Molly
  • 59. What crime was Molly originally reported for by Compeyson?
A) Arson
B) Fraud
C) Attempted murder
D) Theft
  • 60. Who spared Molly from hanging?
A) Pocket
B) Magwitch
C) Compeyson
D) Jaggers
  • 61. What was Magwitch's sentence for the crime committed with Compeyson?
A) Hanging
B) Five years
C) Two years
D) Life
  • 62. Who discovers Pip's association with Magwitch and tells Compeyson?
A) Drummle
B) Wemmick
C) Jaggers
D) Orlick
  • 63. Who is revealed to be the daughter of Magwitch and Molly?
A) Clara
B) Biddy
C) Miss Havisham
D) Estella
  • 64. How does Drummle die?
A) Stabbed in a duel
B) Drowns in the Thames
C) Dies of an illness
D) Kicked to death by his horse
  • 65. What is wrong with Estella when she is freed from Drummle?
A) She is gravely ill
B) She has lost her eyesight
C) She has gone insane
D) She has bruised shoulders from abuse
  • 66. Whose estates does Estella inherit?
A) Pip's and Jaggers's
B) Magwitch's and Pocket's
C) Havisham's and Drummle's
D) Compeyson's and Orlick's
  • 67. Who pays off Pip's one pound debt to his collectors?
A) Wemmick
B) Jaggers
C) Joe
D) Pocket
  • 68. How many parts make up the BBC television drama adaptation of Great Expectations?
A) Two-part
B) Four-part
C) Three-part
D) Five-part
  • 69. Who adapted the 1861 Charles Dickens novel for this television drama?
A) Charles Dickens
B) Sarah Phelps
C) Ray Winstone
D) David Suchet
  • 70. How many Creative Arts Emmy Awards did the PBS broadcast earn the series in 2012?
A) Three
B) One
C) Five
D) Four
  • 71. How many total Emmy nominations did the series receive in 2012?
A) Three
B) Five
C) Four
D) Six
  • 72. Which of the following was NOT one of the Emmy Awards won by the series?
A) Costumes
B) Cinematography
C) Outstanding Art Direction
D) Outstanding Original Main Title Theme Music
  • 73. What does Magwitch tell young Pip to steal so he can remove his shackles?
A) A mutton pie
B) A key
C) A file
D) A sack of money
  • 74. What food item does Pip bring to Magwitch along with the requested tool?
A) A mutton pie
B) A bowl of soup
C) Bread and cheese
D) Roasted meat
  • 75. Who is Magwitch fighting with when he is re-arrested?
A) Orlick
B) Joe Gargery
C) Bentley Drummle
D) A mysterious fellow escapee
  • 76. Who tells Pip's family that Miss Havisham needs a young boy?
A) Jaggers
B) Wemmick
C) Their uncle
D) Herbert Pocket
  • 77. Who spends time in London with grown-up Pip in the company of a private members club?
A) Joe Gargery
B) Bentley Drummle
C) Herbert Pocket
D) Orlick
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