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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996 TV series)

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The Tenant of Wildfell Hall
GenrePeriod drama
Written byDavid Nokes (dramatization)
Anne Brontë (novel)
Directed byMike Barker
StarringToby Stephens
Tara FitzGerald
Rupert Graves
ComposerRichard G Mitchell
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of episodes3
Production
Executive producersRebecca Eaton
Kevin Loader
ProducerSuzan Harrison
Production locationCumbria
EditorGuy Bensley
Running time159 minutes
Production companiesBBC
WGBH
Original release
NetworkBBC One

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a 1996 British television serial adaptation of Anne Brontë's novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Mike Barker. The serial stars Tara FitzGerald as Helen Graham, Rupert Graves as her abusive husband Arthur Huntington and Toby Stephens as Gilbert Markham.

Plot summary

A mysterious young woman arrives at Wildfell Hall, an old mansion of Elizabethan era with a young son. She determines to lead an independent existence, but her new neighbours don't want to let her alone. Only one of them, a young farmer, Gilbert Markham, succeeded in revealing her secrets.

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

Cast

Awards and nominations

  • BAFTA TV Awards
    • Won Best Make-Up and Hair Design - Jean Speak [1]
    • Nominated Best Costume Design - Rosalind Ebbutt [1]
    • Nominated Best Design - Sarah Greenwood [1]
    • Nominated Best Photography and Lighting (Fiction/Entertainment) - Daf Hobson [1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Awards Database - The BAFTA site". Bafta.org. Retrieved 2012-03-24.
  2. ^ a b c d "Awards for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996)". Imdb.com. Retrieved 2012-07-29.

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