The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. As Tulkinghorn digs deeper into Lady Dedlock's past, he unearths a secret that will change their lives forever, and which is almost as astounding as the final outcome of the Jarndyce case.
Anna Maxwell Martin
Esther Summerson
Denis Lawson
John Jarndyce
Carey Mulligan
Ada Clare
Gillian Anderson
Lady Dedlock
Charles Dance
Mr. Tulkinghorn
Patrick Kennedy
Richard Carstone
Richard Harrington
Allan Woodcourt
Natalie Press
Caddy Jellyby
Burn Gorman
William Guppy
Bleak House is a drama series that first aired in 2005 exploring themes of inheritance, miniseries, period drama. Created by Rebecca Eaton, it stars Anna Maxwell Martin, Denis Lawson, Carey Mulligan. The generous John Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion. As Tulkinghorn digs deeper into Lady Dedlock's past, he unearths a secret that will change their lives forever, and which is almost as astounding as the final outcome of the Jarndyce case.
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