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Bleak House

1 season
11 episodes
Ended
Drama

Plot Summary

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.

First Aired:October 16, 1959
Last Aired:December 25, 1959
Episode Runtime:30m
Networks:
BBC Television

Cast & Characters

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Seasons (1)

Series 1

Series 1

11 episodes

Aired: 1959

Adapted for television in eleven episodes by Constance Cox

Production

BBC