Bleak House Publicity Report
Posted at 11:07 AM (PST) on Thursday, January 19, 2006

We’re happy to share these first Bleak House kudos:

“Grandly entertaining...the only bleak aspect to this miniseries is that it doesn’t last forever.”
- TV Guide

“Superb…****.”
- People Magazine

“This is law drama such as Boston Legal’s David E. Kelley can only dream about.”
- Time Magazine

“Dark, textured, and lively – this is how Dickens is done. A.”
- Entertainment Weekly

PROMOTION UPDATE

PRESS TOUR

On Saturday, January 14, we presented Bleak House at the Television Critics Association press tour in Los Angeles. The panel for the lively, well-attended session included Charles Dance, Gillian Anderson, Andrew Davies, and MASTERPIECE THEATRE executive producer Rebecca Eaton—all of whom answered the press’s wide-ranging questions with intelligence, candor and wit. We are delighted to report that the critics and our colleagues deemed the Bleak House session one of the highlights of the tour.

As expected, Gillian’s first role since The X-Files was of great interest to our press, and she graciously gave about twenty interviews at tour.

ANTICIPATED PRESS COVERAGE

Here’s a partial list of anticipated coverage for MASTERPIECE THEATRE’s Bleak House, which premieres this Sunday, January 22 at 9pm on PBS. Most of the stories and reviews will appear on Friday, Saturday, or Sunday of this week, and we will plan to send you highlights early next week. Complete press packets will be mailed after the series finishes its broadcast on February 26.

FEATURE STORIES (These publications interviewed Gillian and/or other talent.)

NEWSPAPER SYNDICATES: ASSOCIATED PRESS, TRIBUNE MEDIA SERVICES, KNIGHT RIDDER, GANNETT
PEOPLE (interview with Gillian to run after the premiere)
NEW YORK TIMES (TV book cover; Sunday Arts & Leisure “The Week Ahead”)
LOS ANGELES TIMES (TV book cover; “Calendar” interview with Gillian)
WASHINGTON POST
TORONTO STAR
NEWARK STAR LEDGER
PHILADELPHIA DAILY NEWS
FORT WORTH STAR TELEGRAM
SEATTLE TIMES
ORLANDO SENTINEL
OAKLAND TRIBUNE
TORONTO GLOBE & MAIL
CHICAGO TRIBUNE
NEW YORK DAILY NEWS

REVIEWS

We anticipate reviews in dozens of major newspaper, trade, and weekly publications. A partial list:

NEW YORK MAGAZINE
NEW YORK TIMES
LOS ANGELES TIMES
WALL STREET JOURNAL
BOSTON GLOBE
USA TODAY
VARIETY
HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

RADIO

NPR’S “WEEKEND EDITION SATURDAY” (Gillian to be interviewed by host Scott Simon tomorrow)
ASSOCIATED PRESS RADIO SYNDICATE

TELEVISION

ENTERTAINMENT TONIGHT (interviewed Gillian at TOUR)