7.2 /10 1 Votes
Country of origin UK Number of seasons 1 Director Peter Hammond | 7.2/10 IMDb First episode date 24 September 1978 Number of episodes 5 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Starring Ken HutchisonKay Adshead Similar Fanny Hill, The Big Quiz, The Flame Trees of Thika, Sparkhouse, The Cazalets | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wuthering heights bbc version 1978
Wuthering Heights is a 1978 British film adaptation of Emily Brontë's novel Wuthering Heights, starring Ken Hutchison, Kay Adshead, Pat Heywood, and John Duttine, originally broadcast on BBC Two as a 5-part mini-series, beginning 24 September 1978. Location filming took place on the Yorkshire Moors. 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.
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Allmovie wrote, "Irish playwright Hugh Leonard handles the adaptation, deftly juggling the many characters and subplots without the slightest sense of strain"; and the BFI described the adaptation as "embracing the hysteria and savagery of its source novel."