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Bleak House (TV Miniseries)

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Original title

Bleak House

Year

1985

Running time

391 min.

Country

United Kingdom

Director

Ross Devenish

Screenwriter

Arthur Hopcraft. Novel: Charles Dickens

Cast

Music

Geoffrey Burgon

Cinematography

Kenneth MacMillan

Producer

BBC

Genre

TV Series. Drama | TV Miniseries. Costume Drama. Courtroom Drama / Lawyers. 19th Century. Ensemble Film

Movie Groups

Charles Dickens Adaptations

Synopsis

At the court of Chancery, the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case grinds on for years with no end in sight. Entangled in the lawsuit are a growing number of innocent victims: Ada Clare and Richard Carstone, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs.; Esther Summerson, a child with a mysterious parentage; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. As the case staggers onward, yet more people become embroiled in the furious legal battle, including the proud Lady Dedlock, who finds herself persecuted by a menacing lawyer. A savage, but often comic, indictment of a society that is rotten to the core, Bleak House is one of Dickens's most ambitious novels.

Awards: 1985: 3 BAFTA Awards: Design, Make Up, Costume Design. 6 Nominations

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Bleak House (TV Miniseries)

1985

Ross Devenish