Bleak House (2005 TV serial)

Bleak House
Genre	Serial drama
Based on	Bleak House by Charles Dickens
Screenplay by	Andrew Davies
Directed by	Justin Chadwick Susanna White
Starring	Denis Lawson Anna Maxwell Martin Patrick Kennedy Carey Mulligan Gillian Anderson Charles Dance Alun Armstrong Timothy West Burn Gorman Harry Eden Johnny Vegas Phil Davis Pauline Collins Nathaniel Parker Richard Harrington Charlie Brooks
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	15
Production
Executive producers	Sally Haynes Laura Mackie
Producer	Nigel Stafford-Clark
Running time	30 minutes 60 minutes (episode 1)
Production company	BBC Television
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	27 October (2005-10-27) – 16 December 2005 (2005-12-16)
Related
Bleak House (1985)
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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.^[1]

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