{"id":21232,"date":"2020-04-16T09:03:44","date_gmt":"2020-04-16T14:03:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/?p=21232"},"modified":"2020-04-16T06:02:53","modified_gmt":"2020-04-16T11:02:53","slug":"bleak-house-television-series","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cozy-mystery.com\/blog\/bleak-house-television-series\/","title":{"rendered":"Bleak House Television Series"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/a>\"\"First let me say that my husband absolutely loves Charles Dickens. I, however, find a lot of his novels very sad and dark. The downtrodden seem to always be made more\u00a0oppressed. \u00a0With that in mind, I must admit that I wasn’t all that keen to watch the Bleak House miniseries. However, having watched Gillian Anderson as she portrayed Scully in the X Files, I decided, why not! Imagine my surprise when I watched it and loved it!<\/p>\n

Bleak House<\/strong>, the British miniseries based on Charles Dickens’ novel, is probably the best BBC production made in 2005. If I had to limit myself to one adjective, “Superb” would be my choice.<\/p>\n

This BBC production stars a myriad of actors & actresses – each perfecting their characters. The settings are exactly as we would expect in a work by Dickens. Deep suffering & frustration is depicted in the dark, filthy, and murky scenes which feature the truly poor. The settings which show the lives of the rich are light, airy, opulent: deep, velvety furniture, high ceilings with paintings of finely-clad ancestors, servants with serving platters, etc.<\/p>\n

The acting is a treat to watch. Anna Maxwell Martin is refreshingly unaffected as Esther (main character). I had never seen her before seeing Bleak House<\/strong><\/a>, and enjoyed her immensely. Denis Lawson does a wonderful job as the grounding “good man” in the production. Gillian Anderson surprised me! She was phenomenal as Lady Dedlock – (not at all Scully-ish!) Nathanial Parker is delightful as a simpering ninny. Warren Clarke (from Dalziel & Pascoe), Burn Gorman, Pauline Collins, and Alren Armstrong were all excellent in their parts — although as a fan of their work, I would have enjoyed seeing more of them!<\/p>\n

This Victorian period piece drama is a treat to watch. As with most Dickens’ novels, some of the characters’ names are a delightful surprise. An example of this, Pauline Collins’ “Bird Lady” character is Miss Flite. (I wracked my brain to remember which Dickens’ novel had “Uriah Heep”! >>> David Copperfield)<\/p>\n

The screenplay for Bleak House<\/strong> was written by Andrew Davies. If you are a follower\/fan of fine British television productions, you no doubt recognize his name. He is responsible for the screenplays of many top-notch British productions.<\/p>\n

I strongly recommend this production of Bleak House<\/strong>. It is currently on BritBox.<\/p>\n

P.S. This is not a mystery – well, actually, there is a mystery of sorts… but it’s not a traditional “mystery show.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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