Great Expectations

 In 'Great Expectations' Gabriel plays the young Pip. Great Expectations, is the story of a young orphan named Pip who lives with his sister and her blacksmith husband, Joe.

One day Pip is sent to play at the residence of Miss Havisham, a frightening, elderly woman who seems locked in the past. She wears ancient bridal attire and never moves from the dusty upper rooms of her home. Miss Havisham's beautiful but contemptuous ward, Estella, makes Pip feel appallingly inferior, creating in him a desire to better himself-- changing his life forever. But despite his efforts to improve himself, the frustrated Pip seems destined to remain Joe's apprentice. Until one day a lawyer calls to inform Pip that he has "great expectations" - Pip is to be released from his apprenticeship and educated in London as a gentleman. The benefactor who has made this life transformation possible, however, wishes to remain anonymous.

The programs isn't really shown on TV very often, I've only seen it because it was just on one day when I was channel flicking. But I do believe it's available to buy (or possibly rent) on video in the UK and DVD in the USA.

Ioan Gruffud (Yo-Wan Griffith) plays the older version of Gabriel's character, which is reason enough in itself to watch it, he's another fantastic actor. And if Gabriel does look like him when he's Ioan's age, I'll be very pleased indeed.

my family fridays 8:30 bbc one

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