Great Expectations (1991 miniseries) Great Expectations (1991 miniseries) Great Expectations is a British television serial based on Charles Dickens' novel of the same title. The six-part serial was first broadcast on the ITV network in 1991 though it was distributed on VHS in the United States in 1989. Jean Simmons, who played the role of the young Estella in the 1946 movie, played Miss Havisham in the 1989 version. Other key roles include John Rhys-Davies as Joe Gargery, Ray McAnally as Jaggers, Anthony Calf as the adult Pip, Kim Thomson as both young and adult Estella, Adam Blackwood as Herbert Pocket, Anthony Hopkins as
On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel) films altered accordingly. Even so, the character of Blofeld was present in the previous film, "You Only Live Twice", and he and Bond had met: this previous meeting was ignored for the plot of "On Her Majesty's Secret Service". Radio (2014) In 2014 the novel was adapted for BBC Radio 4's "Saturday Drama" strand. Toby Stephens, who played Gustav Graves in "Die Another Day", portrayed Bond. Joanna Lumley appeared in both the film and radio adaptations of the novel. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (novel) On Her Majesty's Secret Service is the tenth novel in Ian Fleming's James Bond series,