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I've seen nearly a dozen of the adaptations of the book and this is really the only one that has characters as Dickens intended: over the top personalities with a good amount of depth to them. So many other adaptations have such bland characters. Joe, Jaggers, Herbert, Sarah, Miss H, and many others are quite memorable.

Being a mini series, there is a lot more time to keep certain plot points in the story, such as the Orlick story line. This keeps the series very authentic to the book.

There are spots where the acting is a little rough. Probably in only drawback in my opinion. Doesn't really take too much away from the production's quality though.

Overall a great adaptation of the book, if not the best one out there.