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Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House (1985)

Masterpiece Theatre: Bleak House

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6h 31m

April 10th, 1985

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Synopsis

Bleak House is BBC television drama first broadcast in 1985. The serial was adapted by Arthur Hopcraft from Charles Dickens' novel Bleak House and it was the second adaptation by the BBC.

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Cast

Denholm Elliott
John Jarndyce
Suzanne Burden
Esther Summerson
Jonathan Moore
William Guppy
Diana Rigg
Lady Honoria Dedlock
Lucy Hornak
Ada Clare
Philip Franks
Richard Carstone
Chris Pitt
Jo
Sylvia Coleridge
Miss Flite
Robin Bailey
Sir Leicester Dedlock
Bernard Hepton
Krook
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Directors

Ross Devenish
(8 episodes, 1985)
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Producers

John Harris
producer
(8 episodes, 1985)
Jonathan Powell
executive producer
(8 episodes, 1985)
Betty Willingale
producer
(8 episodes, 1985)
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Writers

Charles Dickens
novel
(8 episodes, 1985)
Arthur Hopcraft
(dramatised by) (6 episodes, 1985)
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Taglines

BY CHARLES DICKENS

Keywords

murder
scar
death
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Country of Origin

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Languages

English

Release Dates

August 20th, 1991 (Russian Federation)
April 10th, 1985 (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Alternative Titles

Bleak House (original title)
Casa desolada (Spain)
Bleak House (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)
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Locations

Belton House, Belton, Lincolnshire, England, UK
Bromham Hall, Bromham, Bedfordshire, England, UK
Burghley House, Stamford, Lincolnshire, England, UK
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Running Times

391 min

Sound Mixes

Mono

Aspect Ratios

1.33 : 1

Production Companies

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (Albania)
BBC (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland)

Distribution Companies

Just Entertainment (Netherlands)
British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland) (original airing)
Warner Home Video (United States of America)
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