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Bleak House: Episode 1 (S1EP1 BBC2 10 Apr 1985, Diana Rigg)

Episode 1: Young Esther Summerson, brought up as an orphan, is summoned to London by her guardian’s solicitors. She is to meet the Wards of Court in...

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Bleak House: Episode 2 (S1EP2 BBC2 17 Apr 1985, Bernard Hepton)

Episode 2: Esther is entrusted with the running of Bleak House. Regular Cast: Suzanne Burden (Esther Summerson), Jonathan Moore (William Guppy), Denholm Elliott (John Jarndyce) Guest Cast: Chris...

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Bleak House: Episode 3 (S1EP3 BBC2 24 Apr 1985, Suzanne Burden)

Episode 3: Lady Dedlock ceases the case, Esther refuses an offer of marriage and Miss Flite collapses after a court hearing. Regular Cast: Suzanne Burden (Esther Summerson),...

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Bleak House: Episode 4 (S1EP4 BBC2 1 May 1985, Charlie Drake)

Episode 4: Lady Dedlock persuades Jo, a young crossing sweeper, to show her the haunts of the late Captain Hawdon. Richard’s intended engagement to Ada perturbs Jarndyce,...

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Bleak House: Episode 5 (S1EP5 BBC2 8 May 1985, Peter Vaughan)

Episode 5: Smallweed presses George for documents in Captain Hawdon’s handwriting, while Jo is questioned about the ‘Lady’ Tulkinghorn showed around London. Regular Cast: Suzanne Burden (Esther...

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Bleak House: Episode 6 (S1EP6 BBC2 15 May 1985, Robin Bailey)

Episode 6: Esther becomes ill with smallpox, while Smallweed inherits Krook’s property. Regular Cast: Suzanne Burden (Esther Summerson), Jonathan Moore (William Guppy), Denholm Elliott (John Jarndyce) Guest...

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Bleak House: Episode 7 (S1EP7 BBC2 22 May 1985, Sam Kelly)

Episode 7: Esther, severely scarred, has recovered from smallpox. She meets Lady Dedlock, who confesses that she is her mother. Jo has been found desperately ill and...

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Bleak House: Episode 8 (S1EP8 BBC2 29 May 1985, Denholm Elliott)

Episode 8: Richard, now married to Ada, continues the legal cause of Jarndyce. Regular Cast: Suzanne Burden (Esther Summerson), Jonathan Moore (William Guppy), Denholm Elliott (John Jarndyce)...

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The Crimson Petal and the White: Episode 4 (S1EP4 BBC2 27 Apr 2011, Liz White)

Episode 4: As Sugar’s bond with Sophie grows stronger, her relationship with William becomes more troubled. When her stay in the Rackham house becomes a risk, Sugar...

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The Crimson Petal and the White: Episode 1 (S1EP1 BBC2 6 Apr 2011, Richard E. Grant)

Episode 1: Based on the best-selling Victorian-set novel by Michel Faber. The first episode of this drama follows William Rackham, a man tormented by debt and an...

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The Crimson Petal and the White: Episode 2 (S1EP2 BBC2 13 Apr 2011, Shirley Henderson)

Episode 2: Seduced by her charms, William moves Sugar out of Mrs Castaway’s brothel and into a flat of her own in Marylebone. Finally independent, Sugar becomes...

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The Crimson Petal and the White: Episode 3 (S1EP3 BBC2 20 Apr 2011, Elizabeth Berrington)

Episode 3: Sugar is thrilled at the prospect of moving in to William’s house as governess to his neglected daughter Sophie. But she soon finds Agnes’ condition...

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Parade’s End: Episode 1 (S1EP1 BBC2 24 Aug 2012, Miranda Richardson)

Episode 1: In the dying days of the Edwardian Empire, Christopher Tietjens enters into a destructive marriage with the beautiful but cruel socialite Sylvia. Ignoring her overt...

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Parade’s End: Episode 2 (S1EP2 BBC2 31 Aug 2012, Adelaide Clemens)

Episode 2: While Sylvia and Christopher are reunited publicly, their relationship remains turbulent in private. In the run up to war Christopher finds himself torn between his...

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Parade’s End: Episode 3 (S1EP3 BBC2 7 Sep 2012, Janet McTeer)

Episode 3: Vicious rumours about Christopher abound, leading to tragedy at Groby. Sylvia finds a new admirer who proves a distraction as the war continues, and Valentine...

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Bleak House: Episode 1 (S1EP1 BBC2 10 Apr 1985, Diana Rigg)

Bleak House: Episode 2 (S1EP2 BBC2 17 Apr 1985, Bernard Hepton)

Bleak House: Episode 3 (S1EP3 BBC2 24 Apr 1985, Suzanne Burden)

Bleak House: Episode 4 (S1EP4 BBC2 1 May 1985, Charlie Drake)

Bleak House: Episode 5 (S1EP5 BBC2 8 May 1985, Peter Vaughan)

Bleak House: Episode 6 (S1EP6 BBC2 15 May 1985, Robin Bailey)

Bleak House: Episode 7 (S1EP7 BBC2 22 May 1985, Sam Kelly)

Bleak House: Episode 8 (S1EP8 BBC2 29 May 1985, Denholm Elliott)

The Crimson Petal and the White: Episode 4 (S1EP4 BBC2 27 Apr 2011, Liz White)

The Crimson Petal and the White: Episode 1 (S1EP1 BBC2 6 Apr 2011, Richard E. Grant)

The Crimson Petal and the White: Episode 2 (S1EP2 BBC2 13 Apr 2011, Shirley Henderson)

The Crimson Petal and the White: Episode 3 (S1EP3 BBC2 20 Apr 2011, Elizabeth Berrington)

Parade’s End: Episode 1 (S1EP1 BBC2 24 Aug 2012, Miranda Richardson)

Parade’s End: Episode 2 (S1EP2 BBC2 31 Aug 2012, Adelaide Clemens)

Parade’s End: Episode 3 (S1EP3 BBC2 7 Sep 2012, Janet McTeer)

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