Bleak House

is an original Realm romance serialized fiction and audio drama directed and dramatized by John Dryden. It has 1 season and 5 episodes. It is based on Charles Dicken's eponymous book.
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== Synopsis ==
== Premise ==
This serial is about the Jarndyce family, who wait in vain to inherit money from a disputed fortune in the settlement of the extremely long-running lawsuit of Jarndyce and Jarndyce.
== Characters ==
*Lady Honoria Dedlock
*Sir Leicester Dedlock
*Mr. Tulkinghorn, Sir Leicester's lawyer
*John Jarndyce, a man of means
*Richard Carstone, ward to Mr. Jarndyce
*Ada Clare, ward to Mr. Jarndyce
*Esther Summerson, housekeeper to Mr. Jarndyce
*Allan Woodcourt, a young doctor
*Mrs. Woodcourt, Allan's mother
*Harriet, servant to Mr. Jarndyce
*Nemo
*Miss Flite, a kindly woman
*Clamb, Mr. Tulkinghorn's clerk
*Inspector Bucket, a police detective
*Snagsby, proprietor of a law stationery
== Episodes ==
#	Title 	Reading length	Listening length
1	Episode 1	43 minutes 	57 minutes
“Jarndyce and Jarndyce”, a contested inheritance, has been dragging through the courts for years. Into this mincing machine are thrown two young innocents, Ada and Richard, destined for a life of empty hopes and despair, until their philanthropic cousin adopts them and brings them to live at Bleak House, far away from the law-suit.	
“Jarndyce and Jarndyce”, a contested inheritance, has been dragging through the courts for years. Into this mincing machine are thrown two young innocents, Ada and Richard, destined for a life of empty hopes and despair, until their philanthropic cousin adopts them and brings them to live at Bleak House, far away from the law-suit.	
“Jarndyce and Jarndyce”, a contested inheritance, has been dragging through the courts for years. Into this mincing machine are thrown two young innocents, Ada and Richard, destined for a life of empty hopes and despair, until their philanthropic cousin adopts them and brings them to live at Bleak House, far away from the law-suit.	
“Jarndyce and Jarndyce”, a contested inheritance, has been dragging through the courts for years. Into this mincing machine are thrown two young innocents, Ada and Richard, destined for a life of empty hopes and despair, until their philanthropic cousin adopts them and brings them to live at Bleak House, far away from the law-suit.
2	Episode 2	41 minutes 	57 minutes
Strange things start to happen after a law-writer is found dead in his seedy lodgings near the courts from an overdose of opium. Meanwhile, oblivious to the revelations about to be exposed, love blossoms at Bleak House.	
Strange things start to happen after a law-writer is found dead in his seedy lodgings near the courts from an overdose of opium. Meanwhile, oblivious to the revelations about to be exposed, love blossoms at Bleak House.	
Strange things start to happen after a law-writer is found dead in his seedy lodgings near the courts from an overdose of opium. Meanwhile, oblivious to the revelations about to be exposed, love blossoms at Bleak House.	
Strange things start to happen after a law-writer is found dead in his seedy lodgings near the courts from an overdose of opium. Meanwhile, oblivious to the revelations about to be exposed, love blossoms at Bleak House.
3	Episode 3	39 minutes 	57 minutes
Lovelorn legal clerk William Guppy is on the trail of orphan Esther Summerson’s origins and gets himself involved in something far bigger than he can handle.	
Lovelorn legal clerk William Guppy is on the trail of orphan Esther Summerson’s origins and gets himself involved in something far bigger than he can handle.	
Lovelorn legal clerk William Guppy is on the trail of orphan Esther Summerson’s origins and gets himself involved in something far bigger than he can handle.	
Lovelorn legal clerk William Guppy is on the trail of orphan Esther Summerson’s origins and gets himself involved in something far bigger than he can handle.
4	Episode 4	46 minutes 	57 minutes
Richard, obsessed with his inheritance suit in the Court of Chancery, is on a dangerous path to self-destruction. Meanwhile, Lady Dedlock finds her wayward past is rapidly catching up with her.	
Richard, obsessed with his inheritance suit in the Court of Chancery, is on a dangerous path to self-destruction. Meanwhile, Lady Dedlock finds her wayward past is rapidly catching up with her.	
Richard, obsessed with his inheritance suit in the Court of Chancery, is on a dangerous path to self-destruction. Meanwhile, Lady Dedlock finds her wayward past is rapidly catching up with her.	
Richard, obsessed with his inheritance suit in the Court of Chancery, is on a dangerous path to self-destruction. Meanwhile, Lady Dedlock finds her wayward past is rapidly catching up with her.
5	Episode 5	43 minutes 	57 minutes
Jarndyce and Jarndyce, the lawsuit at the root of everyone’s problems, finally gets its judgement. Will bankrupt newlyweds, Ada and Richard get what they deserve?	
Jarndyce and Jarndyce, the lawsuit at the root of everyone’s problems, finally gets its judgement. Will bankrupt newlyweds, Ada and Richard get what they deserve?	
Jarndyce and Jarndyce, the lawsuit at the root of everyone’s problems, finally gets its judgement. Will bankrupt newlyweds, Ada and Richard get what they deserve?	
Jarndyce and Jarndyce, the lawsuit at the root of everyone’s problems, finally gets its judgement. Will bankrupt newlyweds, Ada and Richard get what they deserve?
== External Links ==
*Read or listen to on Realm
Category:Realm Originals