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Bleak House

Season 1
This fresh and imaginative adaptation of Dickens' Victorian drama stars the incomparable Gillian Anderson as Lady Dedlock, who nurses a dark secret, and seeks to hide the truth from merciless lawyer Tulkinghorn amidst an infamous court case.
IMDb 8.320068 episodes
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Episodes

  1. S1 E1 - Episode 1
    January 21, 2006
    52min
    TV-PG
    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.
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  2. S1 E2 - Episode 2
    November 6, 2005
    52min
    TV-PG
    Despite his grim discovery, Tulkinghorn remains undeterred from his ruthless inquiry into Lady Dedlock's past.
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  3. S1 E3 - Episode 3
    November 2, 2005
    52min
    TV-PG
    A chance encounter in the country raises intriguing questions for Esther and Lady Dedlock. Meanwhile, Tulkinghorn finally unearths the identity of the mysterious Nemo.
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  4. S1 E4 - Episode 4
    November 3, 2005
    52min
    TV-PG
    Esther falls sick with smallpox and is left badly scarred. Legal clerk Guppy, still besotted with Esther, makes a discovery about his beloved which shocks Lady Dedlock to the core.
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  5. S1 E5 - Episode 5
    November 9, 2005
    52min
    TV-PG
    Richard's obsession with the Jarndyce case has grown to worrying proportions. Meanwhile, John Jarndyce agonises over whether to keep his feelings for Esther concealed.
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  6. S1 E6 - Episode 6
    November 10, 2005
    52min
    TV-PG
    George's anger knows no bounds when Tulkinghorn breaks his promise and leaves him in financial ruin. A marriage proposal surprises Esther - but is it from the right man?
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  7. S1 E7 - Episode 7
    November 16, 2005
    52min
    TV-PG
    An early arrest appears to wrap the Tulkinghorn case up quickly, but a spate of poison-pen letters suggests that all is not as it seems.
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  8. S1 E8 - Episode 8
    November 23, 2005
    52min
    TV-PG
    The moneylender Smallweed has evidence of Lady Dedlock's secret past and intends to use it against her. Cornered, Lady Dedlock makes a terrible decision.
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Audio languages
English
Subtitles
English [CC]
Directors
Nigel Stafford-Clark
Producers
Nigel Stafford-Clark
Starring
Gillian AndersonDenis LawsonCharles Dance
Studio
BBC America
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