Miss Havisham and a considerable sum to Herbert Pocket's father, as a result of Pip's reference. Eliza Emily Donnithorne (1826–1886) of Camperdown, Sydney, was said to have been jilted by her groom on her wedding day and spent the rest of her life in a darkened house, her rotting wedding cake left as it was on the table, and with her front door kept permanently ajar in case her groom ever returned. She was widely considered at the time to be Dickens' model for Miss Havisham, although this cannot be proven. In the 1965 Penguin edition, Angus Calder notes at Chapter 8
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