Season 1
(2005)
Cast
as Esther Summerson
as John Jarndyce
as Ada Clare
as Lady Dedlock
as Mr. Tulkinghorn
as Richard Carstone
as Allan Woodcourt
as Caddy Jellyby
as William Guppy
Episodes
Episode 1 7.0
October 27, 2005
Young orphan Esther Summerson is brought to the High Court of Chancery, where she is thrown together with two wards of …
Episode 2 7.3
October 28, 2005
Despite his grim discovery, Tulkinghorn remains undeterred from his ruthless inquiry into Lady Dedlock's past. A young …
Episode 3 7.7
November 3, 2005
As Tulkinghorn edges closer to the truth, Lady Dedlock puts her reputation at risk when she pays an undercover visit to…
Episode 4 8.0
November 4, 2005
A chance encounter in the country raises intriguing questions for Esther and Lady Dedlock. Legal clerk Guppy, still bes…
Episode 5 8.0
November 10, 2005
Richard's inability to settle causes a rift with John Jarndyce, much to Ada's dismay. Tulkinghorn finally unearths the …
Episode 6 8.0
November 11, 2005
George's future is put at risk as Tulkinghorn uses the evil moneylender Smallweed to pile on the pressure. Guppy makes …
Episode 7 9.0
November 17, 2005
George has to make an impossible decision when Tulkinghorn and Smallweed turn up the heat on his debts. Guppy's quest f…
Episode 8 9.0
November 24, 2005
Tulkinghorn is now close to piecing together Lady Dedlock's secret. Esther struggles to come to terms with the terrible…
Episode 9 9.0
November 25, 2005
Esther is shattered by Lady Dedlock's revelation. Richard's obsession with the Jarndyce case has grown to worrying prop…
Episode 10 9.0
December 1, 2005
Tulkinghorn believes Lady Dedlock is in his power, but she continues to defy him. George's anger knows no bounds when T…
Episode 11 9.0
December 2, 2005
Richard is in dire straits but Ada and Esther may be too late to help him. An unexpected meeting with Woodcourt raises …
Episode 12 8.5
December 8, 2005
Esther's feelings for Woodcourt grow stronger despite her best intentions. Inspector Bucket begins his murder investiga…
Episode 13 9.0
December 9, 2005
Richard and Ada's news causes great concern for Esther and Jarndyce. Inspector Bucket's investigation gathers steam whe…
Episode 14 8.5
December 15, 2005
As Bucket wraps up his investigation, there's yet more trouble for Lady Dedlock in the shape of the evil moneylender Sm…
Episode 15 9.0
December 16, 2005
Richard's obsession with Chancery has left him desperately ill. Ada is pregnant but worries Richard will not live to se…