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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.

Cast

Andrew Cruickshank as John Jarndyce
Andrew Cruickshank

as John Jarndyce

Diana Fairfax as Esther Summerson
Diana Fairfax

as Esther Summerson

Colin Jeavons as Richard Carstone
Colin Jeavons

as Richard Carstone

Anne Blake as Mrs. Rachael
Anne Blake

as Mrs. Rachael

Elizabeth Shepherd as Ada Clare
Elizabeth Shepherd

as Ada Clare

Iris Russell as Lady Honoria Dedlock
Iris Russell

as Lady Honoria Dedlock

Timothy Bateson as William Guppy
Timothy Bateson

as William Guppy

John Phillips as Mr. Tulkinghorn
John Phillips

as Mr. Tulkinghorn

Jerome Willis as Allan Woodcourt
Jerome Willis

as Allan Woodcourt

Network

Status

  • Ended

First Aired Date

  • October 16, 1959

Last Aired Date

  • December 25, 1959

Production Companies

  • BBC

Type

  • Scripted

Number of Season

  • 1

Number of Episodes

  • 11

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Series 1

1959|11 Episodes

Adapted for television in eleven episodes by Constance Cox

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