Name: Bleak House
Released: 1985-04-10T00:00:00.000Z
Cast: Anna Maxwell Martin, Denis Lawson, Patrick Kennedy

TV Show · Drama

This fresh and imaginative adaptation of Dickens' Victorian drama stars the incomparable Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock, who nurses a dark secret, and seeks to hide the truth from merciless lawyer Tulkinghorn amidst an infamous court case.

1985 · 51m

Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Denis Lawson, Patrick Kennedy

EPISODE 1

Episode 1

Young orphan Esther Summerson is brought to the High Court of Chancery, where she is thrown together with two wards of the court, Richard Carstone and Ada Clare.

51m
EPISODE 2

Episode 2

Despite his grim discovery, Tulkinghorn remains undeterred from his ruthless inquiry into Lady Dedlock's past.

29m
EPISODE 3

Episode 3

A chance encounter in the country raises intriguing questions for Esther and Lady Dedlock. Meanwhile, Tulkinghorn finally unearths the identity of the mysterious Nemo.

28m
EPISODE 4

Episode 4

Esther falls sick with smallpox and is left badly scarred. Legal clerk Guppy, still besotted with Esther, makes a discovery about his beloved which shocks Lady Dedlock to the core.

29m
EPISODE 5

Episode 5

Richard's obsession with the Jarndyce case has grown to worrying proportions. Meanwhile, John Jarndyce agonises over whether to keep his feelings for Esther concealed.

29m
EPISODE 6

Episode 6

George's anger knows no bounds when Tulkinghorn breaks his promise and leaves him in financial ruin. A marriage proposal surprises Esther - but is it from the right man?

29m