Bleak House

(en)

1959

30m

Drama

Overview: 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.

Status: Ended

Release date: October 16, 1959

Number of season: 1

Number of episode: 11

Countries of origin: United Kingdom,

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