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Bleak House

Bleak House

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.

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StatusEnded
Original NameBleak House
First Air DateOctober 16, 1959
Last Air DateDecember 25, 1959
Seasons1
Episodes11
Episode Runtime 30min
LanguageEnglish
Original LanguageEnglish
Production CountriesUnited Kingdom
Production CompaniesBBC
NetworksBBC Television
S01E11

Episode 11

In which there is some tragedy and much happiness.

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