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Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House

Original title: Bleak House
  • TV Mini Series
  • 19851985
  • 6h 31m
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7.7/10
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Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)
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The great case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce drags on, an obsession to all involved. Then a question of inheritance becomes a question of murder.The great case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce drags on, an obsession to all involved. Then a question of inheritance becomes a question of murder.The great case of Jarndyce and Jarndyce drags on, an obsession to all involved. Then a question of inheritance becomes a question of murder.
IMDb RATING
7.7/10
378
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  • Stars
    • Denholm Elliott
    • Suzanne Burden
    • Jonathan Moore
  • Stars
    • Denholm Elliott
    • Suzanne Burden
    • Jonathan Moore
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    • 18User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Won 3 BAFTA Awards

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    Denholm Elliott
    Denholm Elliott
    • John Jarndyce
    Suzanne Burden
    • Esther Summerson
    Jonathan Moore
    • William Guppy
    Diana Rigg
    Diana Rigg
    • Lady Honoria Dedlock
    Lucy Hornak
    Lucy Hornak
    • Ada Clare
    Philip Franks
    • Richard Carstone…
    Chris Pitt
    • Jo
    Sylvia Coleridge
    Sylvia Coleridge
    • Miss Flite…
    Robin Bailey
    Robin Bailey
    • Sir Leicester Dedlock
    Bernard Hepton
    Bernard Hepton
    • Krook
    Peter Vaughan
    Peter Vaughan
    • Tulkinghorn
    Sam Kelly
    Sam Kelly
    • Snagsby
    Brian Deacon
    Brian Deacon
    • Allan Woodcourt
    T.P. McKenna
    T.P. McKenna
    • Harold Skimpole
    Graham Crowden
    Graham Crowden
    • Lord Chancellor
    Pamela Merrick
    • Hortense
    Dave King
    Dave King
    • Sergeant George
    Charlie Drake
    Charlie Drake
    • Smallweed
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    • Trivia
      Last television drama role of Gerald Flood (Coroner).
    • Connections
      Edited into Masterpiece: Bleak House: Part 1 (1985)

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    10/10
    A Perfect Dickensian Adaptation!
    "Bleak House" is hands down the finest adaptation of a Charles Dickens Novel ever put on screen. Alway one of My favorite novels,I was exteremely pleased with this Television Mini Series. The late, great Denholm Elliot was perfectly cast as the noble John Jardyce and Diana Rigg was sheer perfection as the doomed Ladty Dedlock. The film captures the essence of Dickens era and is extremely faithful to the book,oly making minor plot cuts that do not effect the story. over all a brilliant,moving and atmosphereic film.
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    • Nov 19, 2001

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    • Release date
      • April 10, 1985 (United Kingdom)
      • United Kingdom
      • PBS (United States)
      • English
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    • Filming locations
      • Belton House, Belton, Lincolnshire, England, UK
    • Production company
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
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    • 6 hours 31 minutes
      • Color
      • Mono

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