Bleak House
BY CHARLES DICKENS
Limited Series 1985 · 8 eps · ★ 6.4 · Drama
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The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. As Tulkinghorn digs deeper into Lady Dedlock's past, he unearths a secret that will change their lives forever, and which is almost as astounding as the final outcome of the Jarndyce case.
Created by Arthur Hopcraft
Network: BBC Two
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Denholm Elliott John Jarndyce - S Suzanne Burden Esther Summerson
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Jonathan Moore William Guppy -
Diana Rigg Lady Honoria Dedlock - L Lucy Hornak Ada Clare
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Bernard Hepton Krook -
Brian Deacon Allan Woodcourt - P Philip Franks Richard Cartsone
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T. P. McKenna Harold Skimpole - C Chris Pitt Jo
- S Sylvia Coleridge Miss Flyte
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Graham Crowden Lord Chancellor
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