Newell ngadaptasi naskahé bar dikongkon déning prodhuser Elizabeth Karlsen lan Stephen Woolley, with whom he had worked on "And When Did You Last See Your Father?". Helena Bonham Carter dikongkon karo Newell kanggo meragakaké Miss Havisham, dhèwèké nampa perané bar mutawatiré marang perané iku, sauntara Irvine mulane wedhi lan ora percaya dhiri marang perané minangka Pip.