Starring
Diana FairfaxColin JeavonsAndrew CruickshankElizabeth ShepherdIris RussellTimothy Bateson
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About
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.
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Adapted for television in eleven episodes by Constance Cox
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 2 | In Which We Touch Upon a Secret | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Episode #1.5 | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 6 | Episode #1.6 | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 7 | Episode #1.7 | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 8 | Episode #1.8 | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 9 | Episode #1.9 | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 10 | Episode #1.10 | — | — | — | |
| ▶ | 11 | The End of the Story | — | — | — |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Diana Fairfax Esther Summerson
Colin Jeavons Richard Carstone
Andrew Cruickshank John Jarndyce
Elizabeth Shepherd Ada Clare
Iris Russell Lady Honoria Dedlock
Timothy Bateson William Guppy
John Phillips Mr. Tulkinghorn
Jerome Willis Allan Woodcourt
Leslie French Mr. Snagsby
Eileen Draycott Mrs. Rouncewell
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