Olivia Colman proved she is the queen of metamorphosis after transforming into Miss Havisham in the forthcoming BBC production of Great Expectations.
The Lost Daughter actress, 49, was announced last February to portray the affluent spinster in the coming-of-age drama written by Bafta-winning writer Steven Knight.
The Crown actor tells the little orphan Pip (Tom Sweet) in the official teaser, ‘Let me see you…’ What a wonderful species we’ve caught in the river.’
Olivia dressed in costume, with wild white hair and dirty teeth. The BBC released a first glimpse at the actress in action in July 2022, showing her acting with Pip actor Fionn Whitehead and Estella actress Shalom Brune-Franklin.
Miss Havisham is clutching Pip by the chin in the photo of Olivia and Fionn, while in the other, the fictional character is standing up in an elegant, cobwebbed chamber, resting on her walking stick to keep her upright as a surprised or exhausted expression appears on her face.
Miss Havisham accepts Pip into her house as a companion to join her and her adopted daughter Estella in the novel Great Expectations, which was initially serialised between 1860 and 1861.
While Pip falls in love with Estella, Estella is trained by Miss Havisham from an early age not to love men, which becomes a stumbling block in their relationship.
The BBC and FX have announced a six-part limited series version of the narrative.
Great Expectations and A Christmas Carol are the first two in a series of Dickens adaptations commissioned by both networks.
Ashley Thomas, Johnny Harris, Hayley Squires, Owen McDonnell, Trystan Gravelle, Rudi Dharmalingam, and Matt Berry round out the cast.
Fionn previously appeared in Dunkirk and Black Mirror: Bandersnatch, for which he received an Empire Award nomination for Best Male Newcomer.
Shalom has been in a number of dramas, including Our Girl, Doctor Doctor, and War of the Worlds, as well as The Tourist, in which she co-starred with Jamie Dornan, and Line of Duty, in which she played DC Chlo Bishop.
Great Expectations will air later this year BBC One and BBC iPlayer.