Bleak House (TV series)
Television series | |
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German title | Bleak House |
Original title | Bleak House |
Country of production | United Kingdom |
original language | English |
year | 2005 |
length | 30 minutes |
Episodes | 15 in 1 season |
genre | drama |
idea | Charles Dickens |
music | John Lunn |
First broadcast | October 27, 2005 (UK) on BBC One |
German-language first broadcast |
May 16, 2013 on Passion |
Bleak House is a British television series that, in 15 episodes, tells the lives of people who are directly and indirectly involved in the Jarndyce vs Jarndyce litigation that has lasted for decades. The legal dispute serves more as a framework. The series is an adaptation of the novel of the same name by Charles Dickens .
content
The miniseries is set in 19th century Great Britain . In particular, it tells the story of Esther Summerson, who grew up as an orphan and is now hired by John Jarndyce as a ward for the lead plaintiffs in the Jarndyce case, Richard and Ada. At the same time, Mr. Jarndyce also becomes Esther's guardian.
Production and publication
The multi-part series was filmed by Andrew Davies for the BBC . The first new episodes were directed by Justin Chadwick and episodes 11-15 were directed by Susanna White . Except for one 60-minute episode, all episodes are 30 minutes long.
The series first aired on BBC One from October 27 to December 16, 2005 . Further broadcasts followed in Finland, Venezuela and Hungary. In Germany, the DVD was released on May 14, 2013, before the pay TV channel Passion showed the series from May 16 to July 4, 2013.
occupation
- Anna Maxwell Martin : Esther Summerson
- Gillian Anderson : Lady Dedlock
- Denis Lawson : John Jarndyce
- Charles Dance : Mr. Tulkinghorn
- Carey Mulligan : Ada Clare
- Patrick Kennedy : Richard Carstone
- Timothy West : Sir Leicester Dedlock
- Richard Harrington : Dr. Allan Woodcourt
- Alun Armstrong : Inspector Bucket
- Burn Gorman : William Guppy
- Seán McGinley : Mr. Snagsby
- Hugo Speer : Sergeant George
- Pauline Collins : Miss Flite
- Johnny Vegas : Mr. Krook
- Harry Eden : Street boy Jo
- Tom Georgeson : Clamb
- Nathaniel Parker : Harold Skimpole
- Warren Clarke : Lawrence Boythorn
- Dermot Crowley : Mr. Vholes, Richard's lawyer
- Alistair McGowan : Mr. Kenge, Jarnadyce's lawyer
- Philip Davis : Grandfather Smallweed
- Louise Brealey : Judy Smallweed
- Anne Reid : Mrs. Rouncewell
- Natalie Press : Caddy Jellyby
- Bryan Dick : Prince Turveydrop
- Matthew Kelly : the old turveydrop
- Michael Smiley : Phil Squod
- Katie Angelou : Charley
- Emma Williams : Pink
- Lilo Baur : Madame Hortense
- Tony Haygarth : Gridley, debtor
- Charlie Brooks : poor Jenny
- Richard Griffiths : Bayham Badger
- Joanna David : Mrs. Badger
- Robert Pugh : Preacher Chadband
- Catherine Tate : Mrs. Chadband
- Kelly Hunter : Miss Barbary, the godmother
- John Lynch : Nemo (Captain Hawdon)
Web links
- Bleak House in the Internet Movie Database (English)
- Bleak House at Fernsehserien.de