Bleak House - Season 1 - Episode 1
Young orphan Esther Summerson is brought to the High Court of Chancery, where she is thrown together with two wards of the court, Richard Carstone and Ada Clare. Both are caught up in the infamous suit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce, which brings nothing but ruin and despair to all it touches. Esther, Richard and Ada are sent to live at Bleak House, where they receive a friendly welcome from their rich guardian John Jarndyce.
About Bleak House
Title: Bleak House
First Air Date: 2005-10-27
Last Air Date: 2005-12-16
Status: Ended
Rating: 8.2/10 (from 50 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 15
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Smallweed Productions, BBC, GBH
Synopsis
The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. As Tulkinghorn digs deeper into Lady Dedlock's past, he unearths a secret that will change their lives forever, and which is almost as astounding as the final outcome of the Jarndyce case.
Cast
Anna Maxwell Martin
Esther Summerson
Denis Lawson
John Jarndyce
Carey Mulligan
Ada Clare
Gillian Anderson
Lady Dedlock
Charles Dance
Mr. Tulkinghorn
Patrick Kennedy
Richard Carstone
Richard Harrington
Allan Woodcourt
Natalie Press
Caddy Jellyby
Burn Gorman
William Guppy
