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Bleak House

BY CHARLES DICKENS

Created by Arthur HopcraftDenholm ElliottSuzanne BurdenJonathan Moore
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10 Apr 1985First aired
1Season

The series

The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. As Tulkinghorn digs deeper into Lady Dedlock's past, he unearths a secret that will change their lives forever, and which is almost as astounding as the final outcome of the Jarndyce case.

Episodes

Season 1 · 8 episodes · 1985

  1. Episode 110 Apr 1985

    Episode 1

    Young Esther Summerson, brought up as an orphan, is summoned to London by her guardian's solicitors. She is to meet the Wards of Court in Jarndyce and Jarndyce court case over a will, and become acquainted with her guardian John Jarndyce f…

  2. Episode 217 Apr 1985

    Episode 2

    Esther is entrusted with the running of Bleak House.

  3. Episode 324 Apr 1985

    Episode 3

    Lady Dedlock ceases the case, Esther refuses an offer of marriage and Miss Flite collapses after a court hearing.

  4. Episode 41 May 1985

    Episode 4

    Lady Dedlock persuades Jo, a young crossing sweeper, to show her the haunts of the late Captain Hawdon. Richard's intended engagement to Ada perturbs Jarndyce, who considers it hasty, and they argue.

  5. Episode 58 May 1985

    Episode 5

    Smallweed presses George for documents in Captain Hawdon's handwriting, while Jo is questioned about the 'Lady' Tulkinghorn showed around London.

  6. Episode 615 May 1985

    Episode 6

    Esther becomes ill with smallpox, while Smallweed inherits Krook's property.

  7. Episode 722 May 1985

    Episode 7

    Esther, severely scarred, has recovered from smallpox. She meets Lady Dedlock, who confesses that she is her mother. Jo has been found desperately ill and living rough, but dies soon afterwards. The lawyer Tulkinghorn, has been murdered in…

  8. Episode 829 May 1985

    Episode 8

    Richard, now married to Ada, continues the legal cause of Jarndyce.

Cast

Denholm Elliott

Denholm Elliott

John Jarndyce

Suzanne Burden

Esther Summerson
Jonathan Moore

Jonathan Moore

William Guppy
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