Bleak House (Bleak House) (2005)


Bleak House
8.3 Listal rating
8.3 IMDB rating
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Starring (View all)
Anna Maxwell Martin

Anna Maxwell Martin

Esther Summerson
Denis Lawson

Denis Lawson

John Jarndyce
Carey Mulligan

Carey Mulligan

Ada Clare / ...
Gillian Anderson

Gillian Anderson

Lady Dedlock / ...
Charles Dance

Charles Dance

Mr. Tulkinghorn
Patrick Kennedy

Patrick Kennedy

Richard Carstone
Timothy West

Timothy West

Sir Leicester Dedlock


Written by
Andrew Davies

Andrew Davies

(15 episodes, 2005)
Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens

(15 episodes, 2005)


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Bleak House Review

5 years, 2 months ago at Feb 27 14:51
4 votes
This mini-series has the twin advantages of being one of Dickens’s best novels and being an extremely well made piece of drama. As proof of this it won 5 BAFTAs and received a further 7 nominations.

Anyone who likes a good period drama should watch this; similarly anyone who likes Dickens can't afford not to see it. The storyline follows the corruption of all those fighting to pr... read more

injustices

3 years, 6 months ago at Nov 8 16:13
4 votes
Dickens wrote a (little known) masterpiece here, and it has been extremely well adapted by the BBC.
In brief, Bleak House is a tale about the injustices of the nineteenth century British legal system.

It is my opinion that Gillian Anderson is the only actress whose performance is not remarkably good. Everyone else is excellent, and puts on credible performances.
The co... read more
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A suspenseful tale about the injustices of the 19th-century English legal system
Release date : 27 October 2005
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injustices

“Dickens wrote a (little known) masterpiece here, and it has been extremely well adapted by the BBC.

In brief, Bleak House is a tale about the injustices of the nineteenth century British legal system.

It is my opinion that Gillian Anderson is the only actress whose performance is not remarkably good. Everyone else is excellent, and puts on credible performances.

The costumes, the sets, the photography - everything is of a top notch quality.

Although the series' episodes are quite slow at first, each episode is worth watching entirely, if only to see how the story develops up to the very end.

If you enjoy period movies and television series, this should definitely be on your list to watch, if you haven't already.” read more

GemLil posted a review 5 years, 2 months ago

Bleak House Review

“This mini-series has the twin advantages of being one of Dickens’s best novels and being an extremely well made piece of drama. As proof of this it won 5 BAFTAs and received a further 7 nominations.

Anyone who likes a good period drama should watch this; similarly anyone who likes Dickens can't afford not to see it. The storyline follows the corruption of all those fighting to prove their right to the massive inheritance of deceased gentleman Mr Jarndyce.

I have seen my fair share of Dickens adaptations and this is definately one of, if not the best...and very close to the actual story as well.

Very few people will argue with the fact that Charles Dicken's is one of the greatest writers of all time, this adaptation of 'Bleak House' will give people the opp” read more

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