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Bleak House   1985     3 and a half stars    TV, 391 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Ross Devenish  
Cast: Diana Rigg, Denholm Elliott, T.P. McKenna, Philip Franks, Brian Deacon, Robert Urquhart, Lucy Hornack, Peter Vaughan, Donald Sumpter, George Sewell, Ian Hogg, Sylvia Coleridge, Suzanne Burden, Chris Pitt, Robin Bailey

  This BBC miniseries adaptation of Charles Dickens' novel revolves around doddering lawyers who are handling the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case at the Court of the Chancery in London. As the inheritance case drags on and ruins lives, the lawyers still collect money.



Cast
Diana Rigg Lady Honoria Dedlock
Denholm Elliott John Jarndyce
T.P. McKenna Harold Skimpole
Philip Franks Richard Carstone
Brian Deacon Allan Woodcourt
Robert Urquhart Laurence Boythom
Lucy Hornack Ada Clare
Peter Vaughan Tulkinghorn
Donald Sumpter Nemo
George Sewell Ironmaster Rouncewell
Ian Hogg Inspector Bucket
Sylvia Coleridge Miss Flite
Suzanne Burden Esther Summerson
Chris Pitt Jo
Robin Bailey Sir Leicester Dedlock

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