''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' is the first adaptation of Anne Brontë's 1848 novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Peter Sasdy. The serial stars Janet Munro as Helen Graham,

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as Gilbert Markham and Corin Redgrave as her spoiled and drunkard husband Arthur Huntington. The serial is incomplete, as episode one, "Recluse", is missing from the BBC Archive.

Plot summary

A mysterious young woman arrives with her young son at Wildfell Hall, a nearby old mansion. She is determined to lead an independent existence, but her new neighbors won't leave her alone. They want to reveal her secrets and soon she finds herself the victim of local slander. Only young farmer, Gilbert Markham, is compassionate toward her. For a full-length summary see: ''The Tenant of Wildfell Hall'' plot summary.

Episodes

Cast

* Janet Munro – Helen Graham * Corin Redgrave – Arthur Huntingdon *

– Gilbert Markham *Jeremy Burring – Arthur Huntingdon the Younger * William Gaunt – Frederick Lawrence *Margery Withers – Rachel * Charles Lamb – Benson * Megs Jenkins – Mrs. Markham *

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– Fergus Markham * Felicity Kendal – Rose Markham * Suzan Farmer – Eliza Millward * Jean Anderson – Peggy Maxwell *John Quentin – Lord Lowborough * Angela Browne – Lady Annabella Lowborough *

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– Ralph Hattersley *Nicola Davies – Esther Hargrave *

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– Millicent Hargrave * Jonathan Newth – Walter Hargrave *

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– Miss Myers

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Tenant of Wildfell Hall, The 1968 British television series debuts 1969 British television series endings 1960s British drama television series 1960s British television miniseries BBC television dramas Lost BBC episodes Television series set in the 1820s English-language television shows Television shows based on British novels The Tenant of Wildfell Hall Films directed by Peter Sasdy