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  • Bleak House (Dramatised)

  • By: Charles Dickens
  • Narrated by: full cast
  • Length: 5 hrs and 6 mins
  • 4.7 out of 5 stars (99 ratings)
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By: Charles Dickens
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Summary

Michael Kitchen stars as John Jarndyce in a BBC Radio 4 full-cast dramatisation of Dickens' classic tale of London and the law.
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A classic production

An hugely accessible and atmospheric production of Charles Dickens' classic story. Touching, absorbing, full of pathos and in places genuinely creepy, the story is been beautifully adapted and acted throughout.

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Bleak House.

Finished it yesterday - absolutely brilliant in every respect, including the casting. I'll be looking out for a similarly brilliant dramatized production of Our Mutual Friend.

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Fantastic production

The dramatisation was excellent, a gripping and complex tale with great performances and atmospheric soundscore and music.

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has got to be listened to

loved it and it was my first dramatised version and now want to listen to more dramatised classics ...many thanks 😊

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Excellent

Dramatised stories are the best way to listen to books on Audible in my opinion! The cast did an amazing job of reproducing the era in when the book is set, it helps in the imagination process and if you like period dramas then this will be the only way to listen to the story!

I'll only be looking for Dramatised story's now after hearing this and the dramatised version of Treasure Island were so brilliant!

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Falls short of Expectation

This adaptation won awards, but am not sure how or why. Half of the story is missing and the sound quality very poor, I frequently struggled to hear the dialogue.
The cast make a good fist of it, but some characterisation leaves one underwhelmed. So disappointing!

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Bbc drama and Dickens at their best

One of my favourite Dickens stories brought to life with brilliant clarity and superb casting. close your eyes and immerse your self in audio drama at its very best . Superlative

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If you want the bones of the story listen to this

This is an excellent dramatisition but it is abridged a little too far for me. Sometimes I felt dragged rather than led through the story but if you want an introduction to the story it is an wonderful performance.

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AN EXCELLENT RADIO FULL CAST PRODUCTION

One of the best radio productions of Bleak House.

Professional cast who bring out the warmth and intense characters in this book so much, you feel you are there with them as they experience this tragedy. You can almost feel and smell the acrid atmosphere of the old foggy smelly Victorian London only Dickens is master.

The book is long and involved which the directors, producers and writers have lovingly adapted to ensure we have as much of the basics of the story of which I think is quite excellent.

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An accomplished happy ending

the plot, characters, child hangers all very rich and the reader will least respect of what is to come.

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