Miniseries

01 Episode 1 Episode 110th April 1985 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 Jarndyce and Jarndyce court case over a will, and become acquainted with her guardian John Jarndyce for the first time. 02 Episode 2 Episode 217th April 1985 Esther is entrusted with the running of Bleak House. 03 Episode 3 Episode 324th April 1985 Lady Dedlock ceases the case, Esther refuses an offer of marriage and Miss Flite collapses after a court hearing. 04 Episode 4 Episode 41st May 1985 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, who considers it hasty, and they argue. 05 Episode 5 Episode 58th May 1985 Smallweed presses George for documents in Captain Hawdon's handwriting, while Jo is questioned about the 'Lady' Tulkinghorn showed around London. 06 Episode 6 Episode 615th May 1985 Esther becomes ill with smallpox, while Smallweed inherits Krook's property. 07 Episode 7 Episode 722nd May 1985 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 living rough, but dies soon afterwards. The lawyer Tulkinghorn, has been murdered in his rooms. 08 Episode 8 Episode 829th May 1985 Richard, now married to Ada, continues the legal cause of Jarndyce.