Fans have defended the BBC’s latest adaptation of “Great Expectations”after the series was criticized for unnecessary sex scenes and “dirty” language.

Despite being panned by critics, some viewers continue to be enthusiastic about the series, with one stating that author Charles Dickens, who wrote the novel in 1861, would have loved it.

Some of the book’s fans, who blasted the BBC, did not like the harsh sex images shown.

Written by ‘Peaky Blinders’ creator Stephen Knight, the series stars Fionn Whitehead as Pip and Olivia Colman as Miss Havisham.

One viewer tweeted: “To all the naysayers… Adaptations of classics should keep up with the times. Dark, disturbing… Dickens would have loved it.”

In turn, another user wrote: “’Great Expectations’ is excellent. Plus, I think Dickens would approve. The refresh and changes were made to match the times, but at the same time it conveys the same essential message.”

The last straw was Mr. Pumblechuk’s butt-bare scene, in which the housekeeper, Gargery, spanks him over a bed.

Explaining the decision to embellish the story, Knight said he tried to “imagine ‘if Dickens were writing the story now and he had the freedom to go to these, the darkest places, what would he do?'”

However, the Dickens Fellowship, a global association of people who share an interest in the life and works of the classic author, accused Knight of “dishonesty”.

Honorary general secretary Paul Graham argued that Knight was simply embellishing the story to increase ratings, adding that Knight’s explanation was ridiculous.

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