Gillian Anderson reinvented the classics when she starred as Lady Dedlock in Andrew Davies’ bold adaptation of Bleak House by Charles Dickens, 2005. The page will automatically reload.

The pale and still Lady Dedlock, who carries a terrible secret at the heart of the intricate plot of Dickens’ Bleak House, was the perfect role for Gillian Anderson’s brittle reserve.

Bleak House is a drama miniseries directed ... the slow pace of justice and the impact it has on people’s lives. Gillian Anderson portrays the glamorous Lady Dedlock, while Denis Lawson takes ...