Bleak House
tv show
11 total episodes
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1 seasons
First Aired October 16, 1959
Genres:
Overview
Bleak House is the first BBC adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the same name. It was adapted by Constance Cox as an eleven-part series of half-hour episodes first transmitted from 16 October 1959. It stars Andrew Cruickshank in the role of John Jarndyce, Diana Fairfax as Esther Summerson and Colin Jeavons as Richard Carstone. The complete series still exists.
Cast
Andrew Cruickshank
as
John Jarndyce
Diana Fairfax
as
Esther Summerson
Colin Jeavons
as
Richard Carstone
Anne Blake
as
Mrs. Rachael
Elizabeth Shepherd
as
Ada Clare
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Iris Russell
as
Lady Honoria Dedlock
Timothy Bateson
as
William Guppy
John Phillips
as
Mr. Tulkinghorn
Jerome Willis
as
Allan Woodcourt
Michael Aldridge
as
Mr. George
Richard Pearson
as
Inspector Bucket
Leslie French
as
Mr. Snagsby