Wuthering Heights is a British television series which first aired on BBC 2 in 1967.[1][2] It is an adaptation of the 1847 novel Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.[3]
| Wuthering Heights | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë |
| Written by | Hugh Leonard |
| Directed by | Peter Sasdy |
| Starring | Ian McShane Angela Scoular |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | David Conroy |
| Editor | Bob Rymer |
| Running time | 50 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC Two |
| Release | 28 October – 18 November 1967 |
Produced and broadcast in colour, the series had its original videotape masters wiped for reuse, although black and white film copies survived destruction and are available on DVD.
Plot summary
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Main cast
edit- Ian McShane as Heathcliff
- Angela Scoular as Catherine Earnshaw
- John Garrie as Joseph
- Anne Stallybrass as Ellen
- Anthony Edwards as Robert
- James Haswell as Manservant
- Jeremy Longhurst as Lockwood
- William Marlowe as Hindley
- Angela Douglas as Isabella Linton
- Drewe Henley as Edgar Linton
- Keith Buckley as Hareton
References
edit- ^ Baskin p.87
- ^ "Wuthering Heights: Part 1: An End to Childhood". 28 October 1967. p. 7 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Wuthering Heights Part 4 The Last Revenge (1967)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022.
Bibliography
edit- Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.