SARAH VINE'S My TV Week: Ulster cops spank TikTok Dickens
This week, UK writer Sarah Vine takes a look at an adaptation of Great Expectations - on BBC1 and iPlayer. She however admits that this is 'Dickens for the TikTok generation'.
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This week, UK writer Sarah Vine takes a look at an adaptation of Great Expectations - on BBC1 and iPlayer. She however admits that this is 'Dickens for the TikTok generation'.
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