Acclaimed writer Andrew Davies turns his talents to one of Charles
Dickens' most brilliant novels - arguably the greatest ever depiction
of Victorian London. Fresh and imaginative, yet faithful to the
original, this thrilling fast-paced adaptation is shot with a
contemporary edge.
At its heart is the story of the icily
beautiful Lady Dedlock, who nurses a dark secret, and the merciless
lawyer Tulkinghorn, who seeks to uncover it. The generous John
Jarndyce, struggling with his own past, and his two young wards Richard
and Ada, are all caught up, like Lady Dedlock, in the infamous case of
Jarndyce vs. Jarndyce, which will make one of them rich beyond
imagination if it can ever be brought to a conclusion.
As Tulkinghorn
digs deeper into Lady Dedlock's past, he unearths a secret that will
change their lives forever, and which is almost as astounding as the
final outcome of the Jarndyce case.
Audio commentaries from writer
Andrew Davies, producer Nigel Stafford Clark and the directors Justin
Chadwick & Susanna White, interviews with cast members Gillian Anderson, Charles Dance & Denis Lawson (60 mins), photo gallery Denis Lawson, Anna Maxwell Martin, Patrick Kennedy, Carey Mulligan, Nathaniel Parker, Gillian Anderson, Timothy West, Charles Dance, Alun Armstrong, Burn Gorman, Richard Harrington, Johnny Vegas, Phil Vegas, Phil Davis, Warren Clarke, Roberta Taylor, Anne Reid, Tony Haygarth, Ian Richardson, Alistair McGowan, Pauline Collins, Tom Georgeson
Justin Chadwick & Susanna White
480 mins
2005
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English
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