Bleak House (1959 TV serial)
| Bleak House | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Serial drama |
| Based on | Bleak House by Charles Dickens |
| Written by | Constance Cox |
| Starring | Diana Fairfax Andrew Cruickshank Colin Jeavons |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 11 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Eric Tayler |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Release | 16 October – 25 December 1959 |
Bleak House is the first BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' 1853 novel of the same name. It was adapted by Constance Cox as an eleven-part series of half-hour episodes first transmitted from 16 October 1959. Unlike most television series of the 1950s, the complete serial survived and, in 2017, was released to DVD by Simply Media.