Overview

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, Diana Fairfax, Colin Jeavons, Anne Blake, Elizabeth Shepherd, Iris Russell, Timothy Bateson, John Phillips

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What is "Bleak House" about?

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.

When was "Bleak House" released?

Bleak House was released in 1959.

Who stars in "Bleak House"?

The cast includes Andrew Cruickshank, Diana Fairfax, Colin Jeavons, Anne Blake.

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