S1E1

Episode 1

Bleak House

calendar_todayOct 27, 2005 schedule58 min star7.8

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.

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BBC One

star Guest Stars

Liza Tarbuck

Liza Tarbuck

Mrs. Jellyby

Johnny Vegas

Johnny Vegas

Krook

Tony Haygarth

Tony Haygarth

Gridley

Anne Reid

Anne Reid

Mrs. Rouncewell

John Lynch

John Lynch

Nemo / Captain James Hawdon

Nathaniel Parker

Nathaniel Parker

Harold Skimpole

Pauline Collins

Pauline Collins

Miss Flite

Emma Williams

Emma Williams

Rosa

Alistair McGowan

Alistair McGowan

Mr. Kenge

Ian Richardson

Ian Richardson

Chancellor

Charlie Brooks

Charlie Brooks

Jenny

Timothy West

Timothy West

Sir Leicester Dedlock