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Which Dickens novel features an orphan whose aspirations to become a gentleman are bankrolled by a mysterious benefactor?

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Which Dickens novel features an orphan whose aspirations to become a gentleman are bankrolled by a mysterious benefactor?

Great Expectations follows the life of the orphan Pip, who meets Miss Havisham’s adopted daughter Estella, falls in love with her, and aspires to become a gentleman to win her heart. He gets a mysterious benefactor who bankrolls his aspirations and sends him to London to become a gentleman. The new miniseries adaptation of Great Expectations, produced by Ridley Scott, Tom Hardy, and Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders), and starring Olivia Colman, premiered on FX/BBC on March 26, 2023.

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