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.
broadcast_on_home Networks
BBC One
star Guest Stars
Liza Tarbuck
Mrs. Jellyby
Johnny Vegas
Krook
Tony Haygarth
Gridley
Anne Reid
Mrs. Rouncewell
John Lynch
Nemo / Captain James Hawdon
Nathaniel Parker
Harold Skimpole
Pauline Collins
Miss Flite
Emma Williams
Rosa
Alistair McGowan
Mr. Kenge
Ian Richardson
Chancellor
Charlie Brooks
Jenny
Timothy West
Sir Leicester Dedlock