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2005 – · Series · 30m

Bleak House

CriticsCritics: 91
AudienceAudience: 8.1

A generous guardian and two young wards become entangled in a seemingly endless inheritance lawsuit. Meanwhile, a determined lawyer investigates an aristocratic woman's past, drawing several lives into a web of mystery, social inequality, romance, and legal corruption in Victorian England.

My take

You’ll like this if you enjoy intricate Victorian mysteries, strong ensemble performances, and dark period drama; Not for you if you want a light, fast-moving story or consistently conventional visual style.

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Cast

Alistair McGowanAlun ArmstrongAnne ReidCatherine TateCharles DanceDenis LawsonDermot CrowleyGillian Anderson

Directors

Justin ChadwickSusanna White

If tonight is a Bleak House night…

…these live in the same corner of my head.

Want one picked out for tonight?

Tell me what kind of night it is — I'll do the rest.