Bleak House
Another stellar Dickens adaptation here penned by Andrew Davies ('Bridget Jones' Diary', the BBC's 'Pride and Prejudice'). Thrilling and romantic, the fast-paced story of three young people searching for their place in a world of ruthless lawyers, murderers and aristocrats is deftly handled and makes for a modern and engrossing mini-series. Featuring Gillian Anderson, Timothy West, Ian Richardson, Pauline Collins and period-piece stalwart Charles Dance.
Year: 2005
Genre: TV Drama, Based on..., Television Shows, Charles Dickens
Country: UK, USA
Director: Justin Chadwick, Susanna White
Starring: Gillian Anderson, Alun Armstrong, Charlie Brooks, Warren Clarke, Pauline Collins, Charles Dance, Phil Davis, Burn Gorman, Richard Harrington, Ian Richardson, Hugo Speer, Timothy West
Duration: 465 Minutes
Rating: PG - Contains low level violence.
8.4/10
Location in store: Drama (TV)
ALICE ALSO SUGGESTS:
David Copperfield (1935)
Director Cukor assembled a fine cast to portray the assortment of characters that populate Charles D...
Oliver Twist (1948)
The first British sound filming of the Dickens novel, David Lean's classic drama is highlighted by A...
A Tale of Two Cities (1958)
A faithful retelling of the Dickens story in this well-made British production, with Dirk Bogarde a...
Nicholas Nickleby (2002)
Beautifully realized filming of Charles Dickens' novel by Douglas McGrath ("Emma") tells of the adve...
Fingersmith (2005)
This stunning BBC adaptation of Sarah Waters' ('Tipping the Velvet') novel tells the dark tale of an...
Oliver Twist (2005)
A dynamic, though faithful interpretation of one of Dicken's best-loved stories is Polanski's follow...
Martin Chuzzlewit (1996)
Social comedy and serious drama meet in this BBC mini-series of the Charles Dickens' tale. Greed tur...
Oliver Twist (1999)
Adapted by Alan Bleasdale, this version of "Oliver Twist" gives viewers a new look at an old story,...
The Ruby in the Smoke (A Sally Lockhart Mystery) (2006)
From the bestselling period novel by Philip Pullman, 'The Ruby in the Smoke' recounts the 19th Centu...
Oliver Twist (BBC) (2007)
This gripping take on Charles Dickens' classic remains faithful to the spirit of the novel whilst de...
Little Dorrit (2008)
Scandalous secrets, strangling bureaucracy, and crippling debts collide in this compelling adaptatio...
The Diary of a Nobody (2007)
In a fantastic solo performance, Hugh Bonneville perfectly captures the small mind and large aspirat...
Great Expectations (BBC) (2011)
In 19th-century England, a tenacious orphan named Pip is rescued from a life of squalor by a mysteri...
Little Women (2017)
A dramatisation of Louisa May Alcott's novel about the lives of the four March sisters during the Am...
Little Women (2018)
A modern retelling of Louisa May Alcott's classic novel, we follow the lives of four sisters - Meg,...
Nicholas Nickleby (Blu-ray) (2002)
Beautifully realized filming of Charles Dickens' novel by Douglas McGrath ("Emma") tells of the adve...
Banished (2015)
British convicts have been sent to Australia as punishment for their crimes. As they try to live the...