"Brilliantly modern and essentially Dickensian...tense, pace and star-studded." -- The Telegraph

Bleak House has always been recognized as one of Charles Dickens literary masterworks, but this adaptation is fast-moving, daring, gripping television. Here is the murder mystery, the love story, the comic genius and the tantalising scandal of the novel but, stripped of its sentimentality, we find ourselves swept along by a pulsating and edgy drama.

Out of an interminable court case spin three young people each searching for their place in the world. Their story moves fast swirling through an incredible array of characters from passionate young lovers to ruthless lawyers, from an ice-cold aristocratic beauty to a shrewd, relentless detective until the final thrilling climax.

With a screenplay by Andrew Davies (), Bleak House features a galaxy of major stars from feature film, television and comedy.

Bonus Features:
Interviews with Gillian Anderson, Denis Lawson and Charles Dance
Commentaries with Writer Andrew Davies, Producer Nigel Stafford-Clark and directors Justin Chadwick and Susanna White
Photo gallery

Cast includes: Gillian Anderson, Alun Armstrong, Charlie Brooks, Warren Clarke, Pauline Collins, Charles Dance, Phil Davis, Burn Gorman, Richard Harrington, Matthew Kelly, Patrick Kennedy, Denis Lawson, John Lynch, Anna Maxwell Martin, Alistair McGowan, Carey Mulligan, Nathaniel Parker, Natalie Press, Anne Reid, Ian Richardson, Hugo Speer, Liza Tarbuck, Johnny Vegas, Timothy West.

Screenplay by Andrew Davies
Directed by Justin Chadwick, Susanna White