BBC Television’s latest foray into costume drama is to be another adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Bleak House, reports MediaGuardian.co.uk.

In a move that shows a spark of imagination, it’s going to be packaged into short half-hour segments, in an attempt to recreate the suspense of the original serial publication of Dickens’ works.

In a move that shows no imagination whatsoever, Andrew “show me a bodice and I’ll rip it” Davies is doing the adaptation.

Is there really no-one left on this planet capable of adapting period novels for today’s market?