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Bleak House
- Narrated by: Thandiwe Newton, Ambika Mod, Mackenzie Crook, Mark Strong, Lenny Rush, Mark Gatiss, Adeel Akhtar, Miriam Margolyes
- Length: 7 hrs and 41 mins
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Summary
London. A city drowning in fog. Amid that fog, a man with no name dies above a strange junkshop. Threads of mist and intrigue weave around a court case with no resolution, linking great country houses with the lowest slum in the city, mingling the high-born with a boy who sweeps the filthy streets, enshrouding devious plots and sudden murder, bringing together two extraordinary women – Lady Dedlock and Esther Summerson - who seem to have nothing whatsoever in common but who will find themselves inextricably linked.
Audible's trilogy of Dickens dramatizations, executive produced by Sam Mendes, and with a new original score by Dan Gillespie-Sells, concludes with the most dramatic and atmospheric yet, starring Thandiwe Newton (Westworld), Ambika Mod (One Day), Mackenzie Crook (The Office) and Mark Strong (Kingsman).
Available in Dolby Atmos on Audible.
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- Auntie Teapot
- 20-11-24
Fabulous Update of a Dickens Classic
Everything about this is stellar.
I will listen to, and read, anything and all things by Charles Dickens, but this adaptation is particularly good for those not familiar with his work, and feels modern, relevant and classless.
'Bleak House' is a love story, a mystery, a whodunnit, a social commentary, a coming-of-age and morality tale.
This performance in particular is well-edited (apt here because the original work is long, as per Dickens).
It's also dark, but also witty and wonderfully performed, produced and orchestrated by a world-class cast and crew.
The Dolby Surround sound tops it off to create an absorbing and atmospheric minor masterpiece that pull you in when you put your headphones in/on.
I think Charles Dickens himself would've approved of the update.
Do listen.
This is fab! 👏
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- Bev
- 02-11-24
absolutely fantastic book
I throughly enjoyed listening to this book it's was real joy.
thanks so much to all Involved in this book
sounds and plots brilliant
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- Mrs. N. F. Liley
- 18-10-24
Brilliant new version. So engaging
The cast is incredible, drawing me in. Thank you! Now to find the other Sam Mendes adaptations
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- MR H
- 20-11-24
Dickens skill
But a difficult story. Well depicted as a drama with talented acting. Tough aspects of life.
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- Amazon Customer
- 15-10-24
Bleak House
I loved every second of this Production. I could not stop listening. I hope that another Dickens book could be recorded by the same actors. Janet from Kent
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- Travel Companion
- 28-10-24
A wonderful production
The casting, the reading, the humanity, the atmosphere, the fog. It was just brilliant. That’s it!!
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- J. Chow
- 12-11-24
Bleak house presentation
The story was well presented to fill the time, as it is a very long book. Avery enjoyable production. All the cast excellent.
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- Anonymous User
- 06-10-24
Not a bad adaptation but not perfect
I love bleak house and worry about new adaptations being off script and too modernised. This does a lot right - some of the acting is excellent, It told a complex story well and the sound and music was not too distracting from the story. However if you’re a stickler for adaptations being faithful to the original story (which I am!) then you will find many holes. Lots of characters missing and it deviates from the original story in parts. My biggest gripe was Esther’s accent. It was played in a modern London style constantly not pronouncing her t’s and in a modern twang. Just felt very out of place to the story and the time setting. However i would say it’s still worth a listen, just don’t take it too seriously.
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- Laurac
- 10-10-24
An astonishing rendition
It was so lovely to listen to, remarkable ensemble, all perfectly cast. I just loved it.
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- Kate
- 17-11-24
Fabulous!
Great cast, fantastic story, I wanted it to be longer, I'll just have to listen again!
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