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