فصل 1

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.

بازیگران مهمان: Graham Crowden، Bernard Hepton، Robin Bailey، Frank Windsor

Esther is entrusted with the running of Bleak House.

بازیگران مهمان: Bernard Hepton، T. P. McKenna، Diana Rigg، Donald Sumpter

Lady Dedlock ceases the case, Esther refuses an offer of marriage and Miss Flite collapses after a court hearing.

بازیگران مهمان: Graham Crowden، Bernard Hepton، Frank Windsor، Diana Rigg

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.

بازیگران مهمان: Bernard Hepton، Diana Rigg، Rebecca Sebborn، Lucy Hornak

Smallweed presses George for documents in Captain Hawdon's handwriting, while Jo is questioned about the 'Lady' Tulkinghorn showed around London.

بازیگران مهمان: Bernard Hepton، T. P. McKenna، Diana Rigg، Lucy Hornak

Esther becomes ill with smallpox, while Smallweed inherits Krook's property.

بازیگران مهمان: Diana Rigg، Lucy Hornak، Sylvia Coleridge، Chris Pitt

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.

بازیگران مهمان: Robin Bailey، Diana Rigg، Brian Deacon، Charlie Drake

Richard, now married to Ada, continues the legal cause of Jarndyce.

بازیگران مهمان: Graham Crowden، T. P. McKenna، Lucy Hornak، Brian Deacon