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.

Cast & crew

Andrew Davies

Creator

Anna Maxwell Martin

Esther Summerson

Denis Lawson

John Jarndyce

Carey Mulligan

Ada Clare

Gillian Anderson

Lady Dedlock

Charles Dance

Mr. Tulkinghorn

Patrick Kennedy

Richard Carstone

Richard Harrington

Allan Woodcourt

Natalie Press

Caddy Jellyby

Burn Gorman

William Guppy

Tom Georgeson

Clamb

Timothy West

Sir Leicester Dedlock

Hugo Speer

Sergeant George

Pauline Collins

Miss Flite

Phil Davis

Smallweed

Anne Reid

Mrs. Rouncewell

Nathaniel Parker

Harold Skimpole

Alun Armstrong

Inspector Bucket

K

Katie Angelou

Charley Neckett

L

Lilo Baur

Hortense

Emma Williams

Rosa

Seasons

15 episodes

Season 12005 · 15 episodes