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Bleak House (1959)

Ended 1 Season 11 Episodes 30m Drama
Network: BBC Television

Description

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
Andrew Cruickshank John Jarndyce
Diana Fairfax
Diana Fairfax Esther Summerson
Colin Jeavons
Colin Jeavons Richard Carstone
Anne Blake
Anne Blake Mrs. Rachael
Elizabeth Shepherd
Elizabeth Shepherd Ada Clare
Iris Russell Lady Honoria Dedlock
Timothy Bateson
Timothy Bateson William Guppy
John Phillips
John Phillips Mr. Tulkinghorn

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