Great Expectations

2011 TV serial directed by Brian Kirk
Movie television_film Q591036
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Great Expectations

Summary

Great Expectations is a television film[1]. It ranks in the top 9% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[2]

Key Facts

  • Great Expectations's instance of is recorded as television film[3].
  • Great Expectations's instance of is recorded as miniseries[4].
  • Great Expectations was directed by Brian Kirk[5].
  • Sarah Phelps wrote the screenplay for Great Expectations[6].
  • Great Expectations's composer is recorded as Martin Phipps[7].
  • Great Expectations's genre is drama television series[8].
  • Great Expectations's genre is television series based on a novel[9].
  • Great Expectations's based on is recorded as Great Expectations[10].
  • A cast member of Great Expectations was Ray Winstone[11].
  • Great Expectations's director of photography is recorded as Florian Hoffmeister[12].
  • The original language of Great Expectations was English[13].
  • Great Expectations's original broadcaster is recorded as BBC One[14].
  • Great Expectations's country of origin is recorded as United Kingdom[15].
  • Great Expectations was released on +2011-01-01T00:00:00Z[16].
  • Great Expectations was published on +2013-01-10T00:00:00Z[17].
  • Great Expectations began on +2011-12-27T00:00:00Z[18].
  • Great Expectations ended on +2011-12-29T00:00:00Z[19].
  • Great Expectations's narrative location is recorded as England[20].
  • Great Expectations's number of episodes is recorded as {'amount': '+3'}[21].
  • Great Expectations's title is recorded as {'lang': 'en', 'text': 'Great Expectations'}[22].
  • Great Expectations's aspect ratio is recorded as 16:9[23].
  • Great Expectations's number of seasons is recorded as {'amount': '+1'}[24].
  • Great Expectations's Kijkwijzer rating is recorded as 12[25].
  • Great Expectations's set in environment is recorded as island[26].

Body

Authorship and Creation

Great Expectations was directed by Brian Kirk[5]. Sarah Phelps wrote the screenplay for it[6]. A cast member of it was Ray Winstone[11].

Publication

Publication dates include +2011-01-01T00:00:00Z[16] and +2013-01-10T00:00:00Z[17]. The original language of Great Expectations was English[13]. Genres include drama television series[8] and television series based on a novel[9].

Why It Matters

Great Expectations ranks in the top 9% of television_film entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (216 views/month).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[27] It is known by 4 alternative names across languages and contexts.[28]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [10] . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] . wikidata.org.
  11. [13] . fernsehserien.de. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  12. [14] . wikidata.org.
  13. [15] . wikidata.org.
  14. [16] . wikidata.org.
  15. [17] . IMDb. Retrieved . imdb.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  16. [18] . live.dbpedia.org. Retrieved . live.dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  17. [19] . dbpedia.org. Retrieved . dbpedia.org. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . kijkwijzer.nl. Retrieved . kijkwijzer.nl. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [27] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [28] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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