Bleak House (2005 TV serial)

Bleak House is a fifteen-part BBC television drama serial adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel of the same name, which was originally published in 1852–53 as itself a print serialisation over 20 months. Produced with an all-star cast, the serial was shown on BBC One from 27 October to 16 December 2005, and drew much critical and popular praise. It has been reported that the total cost of the production was in the region of £8 million.

This article is about the 2005 adaptation. For the 1959 adaptation, see Bleak House (1959 TV serial). For the 1985 adaptation, see Bleak House (1985 TV serial).

Bleak House
GenreSerial drama
Created byCharles Dickens
Written byBased upon the novel by
Charles Dickens
Screenplay by
Andrew Davies
Directed byJustin Chadwick
Susanna White
Starring
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes15
Production
Executive producersSally Haynes
Laura Mackie
ProducerNigel Stafford-Clark
Running time30 minutes
60 minutes (episode 1)
Production companyBBC Television
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release27 October (2005-10-27) –
16 December 2005 (2005-12-16)
Related
Bleak House (1985)

Written by Andrew Davies, the serial was produced by Nigel Stafford-Clark and directed by Justin Chadwick and Susanna White.

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