Bleak House
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.
Top cast
Andrew Cruickshank
John Jarndyce
Diana Fairfax
Esther Summerson
Colin Jeavons
Richard Carstone
Anne Blake
Mrs. Rachael
Elizabeth Shepherd
Ada Clare
Iris Russell
Lady Honoria Dedlock
Timothy Bateson
William Guppy
John Phillips
Mr. Tulkinghorn
Jerome Willis
Allan Woodcourt
Michael Aldridge
Mr. George
Richard Pearson
Inspector Bucket
Leslie French
Mr. Snagsby
David Horne
Sir Leicester Dedlock
Nora Nicholson
Miss Flite
Willoughby Goddard
Mr. Chadband
Seasons
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- October 16, 1959
- Last air date
- December 25, 1959
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 11
- Episode runtime
- 30m
- Network
- BBC Television
- Original language
- EN
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