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

TV Show · Drama

Secrets abound in this 2005 television adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel. Fortunes hang in the balance, awaiting the outcome of a legal case in the Court of Chancery in Victorian London. Meanwhile, the trials and tribulations of those awaiting the case's outcome, weave through Dickens' indictment of the chancery system. Anna Maxwell Martin stars as Esther, with Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock and Denis Lawson as John Jarndyce.

1985 · 57m

Starring Anna Maxwell Martin, Denis Lawson, Patrick Kennedy

EPISODE 101

Episode 1

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Esther, Richard and Ada witness a tragedy and the elegant life of the beautiful Lady Dedlock is turned upside down.

56 min
EPISODE 102

Episode 2

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Despite his grim discovery, Tulkinghorn remains undeterred from his ruthless inquiry into Lady Dedlock's past.

28 min
EPISODE 103

Episode 3

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Lady Dedlock puts her reputation at risk when she pays an undercover visit to Nemo's former haunts.

28 min
EPISODE 104

Episode 4

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. A chance encounter in the country raises intriguing questions for Esther and Lady Dedlock.

28 min
EPISODE 105

Episode 5

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. Richard's inability to settle causes a rift with John Jarndyce, much to Ada's dismay.

28 min
EPISODE 106

Episode 6

Andrew Davies' adaptation of the Charles Dickens classic tale. George's future is put at risk as Tulkinghorn uses the evil moneylender Smallweed to pile on the pressure.

28 min