Bleak House (1985)

04/10/1985 (EN) • 1h

Drama

BY CHARLES DICKENS

Overview

Bleak House is BBC television drama first broadcast in 1985. The serial was adapted by Arthur Hopcraft from Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House and it was the second adaptation by the BBC.

Top Billed Cast

Denholm Elliott

John Jarndyce

8 Episodes

Suzanne Burden

Esther Summerson

8 Episodes

Jonathan Moore

William Guppy

8 Episodes


Last Season

Miniseries

1985 | 8 Episodes

Season 1 of Bleak House premiered on April 10, 1985.

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Status

Ended

Network

network

Type

Miniseries

Original Language

English

Keywords

based on novel or book

miniseries

poverty

period drama

grime

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