Bleak House
Directed by:
Justin ChadwickScreenplay:
Andrew DaviesCinematography:
Kieran McGuiganComposer:
John LunnCast:
Anna Maxwell Martin, Denis Lawson, Carey Mulligan, Ian Richardson, Alistair McGowan, Harry Eden, Sean McGinley, Roberta Taylor, Gillian Anderson, Tom Georgeson, Charles Dance, Patrick Kennedy (more)Plots(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. (BBC)
(more)Cast
![Anna Maxwell Martin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/280/280099_28ce4c.jpg)
Anna Maxwell Martin
UK
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![Denis Lawson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/440/440794_d5531f.jpg)
Denis Lawson
UK
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![Carey Mulligan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/165/083/165083723_aff50a.jpg)
Carey Mulligan
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
Bleak House (2005) (series)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
![Ian Richardson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/269/269363_402234.jpg)
Ian Richardson
UK
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![Alistair McGowan](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/015/161015328_306f67.jpg)
Alistair McGowan
UK
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![Harry Eden](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/271/271730_2ae7d7.jpg)
Harry Eden
UK
Best series:
Bleak House (2005) (series)
Foyle's War (2002) (series)
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![Sean McGinley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/408/159408663_9f9061.jpg)
Sean McGinley
Ireland
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Bleak House (2005) (series)
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Roberta Taylor
UK
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![Gillian Anderson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/434/160434957_c83e0d.jpg)
Gillian Anderson
USA
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![Tom Georgeson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/158/426/158426711_5182c3.gif)
Tom Georgeson
UK
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![Charles Dance](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/028/164028272_463ed3.jpg)
Charles Dance
UK
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![Patrick Kennedy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/359/359188_d3e58f.jpg)
Patrick Kennedy
UK
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![Burn Gorman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/528/162528400_f9e044.png)
Burn Gorman
USA
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![Pauline Collins](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/873/162873122_74e11b.jpg)
Pauline Collins
UK
Best series:
Doctor Who (2005) (series)
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Bleak House (2005) (series)
![Nathaniel Parker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/343/163343044_a5b9de.jpg)
Nathaniel Parker
UK
Best series:
Bleak House (2005) (series)
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![Anne Reid](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/712/163712182_0cbd50.jpg)
Anne Reid
UK
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![Natalie Press](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/273/273632_6e2f1d.jpg)
Natalie Press
UK
Best series:
Bleak House (2005) (series)
Five Daughters (2010) (series)
![John Lynch](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/342/163342980_24c10a.jpg)
John Lynch
UK
Best series:
The Fall (2013) (series)
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Johnny Vegas
UK
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Red Dwarf (1988) (series)
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![Emma Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/813/162813700_1b596b.jpg)
Emma Williams
UK
Best series:
Bleak House (2005) (series)
The Long Shadow (2023) (series)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)