Still the Greatest

I'm watching the production of Great Expectations on ABC1, and believe it is a "great" depiction of the book, with beautiful scenery - the marshes are wonderfully atomspheric, the decay of Satis House, and Ray Winstone is suitably menacing as Magwitch.
But the best rendition of Great Expectations has to be the 1945 film, with John Mills as Pip, Jean Simmons as Estella, and Martita Hunt as the eccentric Miss Havisham. I can still vividly recall her fly-away hair and gossamer gowns, and the wedding breakfast table with the mice!

Miss Havisham & Estella

The Rank film was the winner of the 1947 Academy Award for best cinematography, and was nominated for the best picture award (it was beaten by Gentleman's Agreement with Gregory Peck), and has since been voted the 5th greatest British film of the 20th century.
Fortunately the original film is now available on DVD.