Bleak House 39 years old

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.

Credits

Denholm Elliott
Denholm Elliott

John Jarndyce

Brian Deacon
Brian Deacon

Allan Woodcourt

Diana Rigg
Diana Rigg

Lady Honoria Dedlock

Peter Vaughan
Peter Vaughan

Tulkinghorn

Cast

Name Character
Denholm Elliott He was 62 , 70 years old when he died as John Jarndyce
Brian Deacon He was 36 , now 75 years old as Allan Woodcourt
Robert Urquhart She was 63 , 73 years old when she died
Diana Rigg She was 46 , now 86 years old as Lady Honoria Dedlock
Peter Vaughan He was 62 , 93 years old when he died as Tulkinghorn
Robin Bailey He was 65 , 79 years old when he died
Philip Franks He was 29 , now 68 years old as Richard Carstone
T. P. McKenna He was 55 , 81 years old when he died
Eileen Davies She was 36 , now 76 years old as Judy Smallweed

Crew

Name Job title
Charles Dickens Writing He was 173 , 58 years old when he died Original Story
Susanna White Directing She was 25 , now 64 years old Director
Ross Devenish Directing He was 45 , now 85 years old Director
Bleak House poster
Bleak House (39 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1985-04-10
  • Runtime: [60,52] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 8