the Dedlock's country house Chesney Wold, was represented by Cobham Hall in Kent, as was the exterior of Mr Tulkinghorn's Office. Cobham Hall was also used for some interiors of Chesney Wold such as the hallway and the staircase. The exterior of Bleak House was represented by Ingatestone Hall in Essex. Other houses used for interior shots and garden locations include Balls Park in Hertfordshire, Bromham Hall in Bromham, Bedfordshire, and Luton Hoo in Bedfordshire. Cast Gillian Anderson – Lady Honoria Dedlock Timothy West – Sir Leicester Dedlock Charles Dance – Mr. Tulkinghorn, Sir Leicester's lawyer Denis Lawson – John Jarndyce, a man of means Patrick Kennedy – Richard Carstone, ward to Mr. Jarndyce Carey Mulligan – Ada Clare, ward to Mr. Jarndyce Anna Maxwell Martin – Esther Summerson, housekeeper to Mr. Jarndyce Richard Harrington – Allan Woodcourt, a young doctor Di Botcher – Mrs. Woodcourt, Allan's mother Lisa Hammond – Harriet, servant to Mr. Jarndyce John Lynch – Nemo (Captain James Hawdon) Pauline Collins – Miss Flite, a kindly woman Tom Georgeson – Clamb, Mr. Tulkinghorn's clerk Alun Armstrong – Inspector Bucket, a police detective Seán McGinley – Snagsby, proprietor of a law stationery Burn Gorman – William Guppy, ambitious clerk at Mr Kenge's law firm Sheila Hancock – Mrs. Guppy, his mother Harry Eden – Jo, a street boy Charlie Brooks – Jenny, Jo's sister Johnny Vegas – Krook, Landlord of Nemo and Miss Flite Hugo Speer – Sergeant George, friend of Hawdon's from the military Michael Smiley – Phil Squod, the Sergeant's employee Katie Angelou – Charley Neckett, orphaned girl, Esther's maid Anne Reid – Mrs. Rouncewell, Lady Dedlock's housekeeper Tim Dantay – Mr. Rouncewell, her son, whose own son wishes to marry Rosa Richard Cant – Mercury, servant to the Dedlocks John Sheahan – Fortnum, servant to the Dedlocks Lilo Baur – Hortense, Lady Dedlock's French maid Emma Williams – Rosa, Lady Dedlock's maid Nathaniel Parker – Harold Skimpole, friend of Mr. Jarndyce Richard Griffiths – Mr. Bayham Badger, friend of Mr. Jarndyce Joanna David – Mrs. Badger, his wife Warren Clarke – Boythorn, friend of Mr. Jarndyce Phil Davis – Smallweed, a moneylender Tony Haygarth – Gridley, a man beset by legal woes Kelly Hunter - Miss Barbary, Lady Dedlock's sister Liza Tarbuck – Mrs. Jellyby, a charitable woman Natalie Press – Caddy Jellyby, her daughter Bryan Dick – Prince Turveydrop, Caddy's fiancé, a dance