BBC and FX will jointly create a TV series version of Great Expectations. Steven Knight (Peaky Blinders) wrote the script, Ridley Scott and Tom Hardy served as executive producers, and the series will have a total of 6 episodes. The series is adapted from the classic novel of the same name written by Charles Dickens. The story is set from Christmas Eve 1812 to the winter of 1840. The protagonist, orphan Pip, uses an autobiographical approach to narrate three stages of life starting from the age of 7.