Wuthering Heights (1978 TV serial)
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| Wuthering Heights | |
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| Based on | Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë |
| Written by | Hugh Leonard David Snodin |
| Directed by | Peter Hammond |
| Starring | Ken Hutchison Kay Adshead |
| Composer | Carl Davis |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 5 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Jonathan Powell |
| Running time | 60 minutes (per episode) |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 24 September – 22 October 1978 |
Wuthering Heights is a 1978 British film adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, starring Ken Hutchison, Kay Adshead, Pat Heywood, and John Duttine,[1] originally broadcast on BBC Two as a 5-part miniseries, beginning 24 September 1978.[2] Location filming took place on the Yorkshire Moors.[3][4][5][6] This BBC version is regarded as being the one most faithful to the original novel because it does not end with Cathy's death but continues into the next generation, with Heathcliff seeking revenge against those he felt had wronged him.[7]
Plot summary
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Cast
[edit]- Heathcliff as Ken Hutchison
- Cathy as Kay Adshead
- Joseph as Brian Wilde
- Ellen Dean as Pat Heywood
- Hindley as John Duttine
- Frances as Maggie Wilkinson
- Mr Linton as Dennis Burgess
- Mrs Linton as Wendy Williams
- Lockwood as Richard Kay
- Mr Earnshaw as John Collin
- Mrs Earnshaw as Patricia Healey
- Servant Girl as Judith Byfield
- Dr Kenneth as John Golightly
- Edgar as David Robb
- Reverend Graham as Paul Dawkins
- Isabella as Caroline Langrishe
- Mr Green as Norman Rutherford
- Zillah as Barbara Keogh
- Catherine Linton as Cathryn Harrison
- Hareton as David Wilkinson
- Linton as Andrew Burleigh
- Mary as Kate David
- Robert as Barry Hart
- Sexton as Charles Turner
- Small Boy as Richard Usher
- Heathcliff (as child) as Dale Tarry
- Cathy (as child) as Maria Swailes
- Hindley (as child) as Mitchell Varnam
- Edgar (as child) as Grant Bardsley
- Isabella (as child) as Julia Stark
- Hareton (as child) as Elliot Moss
- Hareton (as child) as Simon Massey
Critical reception
[edit]Allmovie wrote, "Irish playwright Hugh Leonard handles the adaptation, deftly juggling the many characters and subplots without the slightest sense of strain";[7] and the BFI described the adaptation as "embracing the hysteria and savagery of its source novel."[5] However, in a contemporary review Clive James called it "[t]he latest but not the best of the Beeb's long line of classic serials", and "the blithering pits".[8]
References
[edit]- ^ "Wuthering Heights Episode 1". BFI. Archived from the original on 1 October 2015.
- ^ "BBC Two – Wuthering Heights – Episode guide". BBC.
- ^ ""Emily Bronte" Wuthering Heights (DVD) at BBC Shop". BBC Shop.
- ^ "Wuthering Heights (1978) DVD". MovieMail.
- ^ a b "Gothic: Love is a Devil". British Film Institute.
- ^ "Some TV and movie adaptations of Wuthering Heights".
- ^ a b "Wuthering Heights (1978) – Trailers, Reviews, Synopsis, Showtimes and Cast – AllMovie". AllMovie.
- ^ James, Clive (1982). The Crystal Bucket. London: Pan. p. 130. ISBN 0330267450.
External links
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