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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1968 TV series)

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
GenrePeriod drama
Written byChristopher Fry (dramatization)
Anne Brontë (novel)
Directed byPeter Sasdy
StarringJanet Munro
Corin Redgrave
Bryan Marshall
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes4
Production
Executive producerDavid Conroy
EditorLennox Phillips
Running time180 minutes (45 minutes each episode)
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC2

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the first adaptation of Anne Brontë's novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Peter Sasdy. The serial stars Janet Munro as Helen Graham, Bryan Marshall as Gilbert Markham and Corin Redgrave as her spoiled and drunkard husband Arthur Huntington.

Plot summary

A mysterious young woman arrives at Wildfell Hall, a nearby old mansion with a young son. She determines to lead an independent existence, but her new neighbors don't want to let her alone. All of them want to reveal her secrets and soon she finds herself the victim of local slander. Only young farmer, Gilbert Markham, compassionated her.

For a full length summary see: The Tenant of WIldfell Hall plot summary.

Episodes

Episode 1: Recluse. Release date – 28 December 1968
Episode 2: Marriage. Release date – 4 January 1969
Episode 3: Revolt. Release date – 11 January 1969
Episode 4: Pursuit. Release date – 18 January 1969

Cast

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