Pip, an orphan, is brought up by his cranky older sister and her gentle, humorous and kind-hearted husband, Joe Gargery.

He is hired by a rich, eccentric lady, Miss Havisham.

There he meets her beautiful, but haughty, niece, Estella and develops love for her.

Estella is so contemptuous of him that he soon feels that he can never be content with his humble life.

Pip is determined to change his life, goes to London to acquire good manners and education.

He meets a stranger who is ready to use his fortune for Pip -