Dickensian (TV series) window in "Scrooge", the most famous and acclaimed film-adaptation of "A Christmas Carol". Episode 19: The picture Bumble hangs in the workhouse is of Josiah Bounderby, one of the major characters in "Hard Times". One of the school trustees is Mrs Tisher, a character from "The Mystery of Edwin Drood". Amelia Havisham gazes at her wedding dress in the mirror—the same dress she will remain in throughout "Great Expectations", in a mad, obsessive reminder of Compeyson's betrayal of her; one day, the dress catches fire, Miss Havisham suffers severe burns, and she dies some weeks later. Episode 20: In an
Great Expectations (2011 miniseries) Thomas a Beckett church, located in the deserted Kent village of Fairfield on the Romney Marsh. Scenes for the interior of the Gargery House/Forge were filmed at Luton Hoo Farm in Bedfordshire. In the UK the first part of the adaptation received the highest viewing figures in its time slot, gaining 6.6 million viewers. The casting of Gillian Anderson as the obsessive jilted bride Miss Havisham drew attention to the production due to her being a mere 43 compared to other actresses who have played her. The move was generally accepted with "The Independent" saying "Phelps's biggest liberty, making Miss