BY CHARLES DICKENS

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

A

Arthur Hopcraft

Creator

R

Ross Devenish

Director

Denholm Elliott

John Jarndyce

S

Suzanne Burden

Esther Summerson

Jonathan Moore

William Guppy

Diana Rigg

Lady Honoria Dedlock

L

Lucy Hornak

Ada Clare

Bernard Hepton

Krook

Brian Deacon

Allan Woodcourt

P

Philip Franks

Richard Cartsone

T. P. McKenna

Harold Skimpole

C

Chris Pitt

Jo

S

Sylvia Coleridge

Miss Flite

Graham Crowden

Lord Chancellor

Peter Vaughan

Tulkinghorn

Charlie Drake

Smallweed

Eileen Davies

Judy Smallweed

Dave King

Sergeant George

Sam Kelly

Snagbsy

Robin Bailey

Sir Leicester Dedlock

Frank Windsor

Gridley

R

Rebecca Sebborn

Young Esther

Seasons

8 episodes

Miniseries1985 · 8 episodes