Starring
Suzanne BurdenDenholm ElliottJonathan MooreLucy HornakDiana RiggPhilip Franks
Ratings per Episode
Votes per Episode
Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House Episode Ratings Heatmap
| Avg | E1 | E2 | E3 | E4 | E5 | E6 | E7 | E8 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| S1 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.5 | 6.6 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.7 | 6.3 |
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About
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.
"BY CHARLES DICKENS"
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Miniseries1985
6.516685h 11m
| Ep | Title | Rating | Yours | Votes | Runtime | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ▶ | 1 | Episode #1.1 | 6.5 | 28 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 2 | Episode #1.2 | 6.5 | 23 | 51 min | |
| ▶ | 3 | Episode #1.3 | 6.6 | 21 | — | |
| ▶ | 4 | Episode #1.4 | 6.4 | 21 | — | |
| ▶ | 5 | Episode #1.5 | 6.7 | 19 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 6 | Episode #1.6 | 6.4 | 18 | 52 min | |
| ▶ | 7 | Episode #1.7 | 6.7 | 18 | 53 min | |
| ▶ | 8 | Episode #1.8 | 6.3 | 18 | 51 min |
Full Cast & Crew
Cast
Suzanne Burden Esther Summerson
Denholm Elliott John Jarndyce
Jonathan Moore William Guppy
Lucy Hornak Ada Clare
Diana Rigg Lady Honoria Dedlock
Philip Franks Richard Carstone
Chris Pitt Jo
Sylvia Coleridge Miss Flite
Robin Bailey Sir Leicester Dedlock
Bernard Hepton Krook