''Wuthering Heights'' is a British

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which first aired on

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in 1967. It is an adaptation of the 1847 novel '' Wuthering Heights'' by

Emily Brontë Emily Jane Brontë (, commonly ; 30 July 1818 – 19 December 1848) was an English novelist and poet who is best known for her only novel, ''Wuthering Heights'', now considered a classic of English literature. She also published a book of poet ...

. Produced and broadcast in colour, the series had its original

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masters wiped for reuse, although black and white film copies survived destruction and are available on DVD.

Plot summary

Main cast

* Ian McShane as Heathcliff * Angela Scoular as Catherine Earnshaw *

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as Joseph *

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* Anthony Edwards as Robert * James Haswell as Manservant * Jeremy Longhurst as Lockwood *

William Marlowe William Marlowe (25 July 1930 – 31 January 2003) was a British theatre, television and film actor. He served in the Fleet Air Arm and hoped for a career as a writer before training as an actor at RADA. He was cast in '' A Family at War'' (1970 ...

as Hindley * Angela Douglas as Isabella Linton *

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Edgar Linton Edgar Linton is a fictional character in Emily Brontë's 1847 novel ''Wuthering Heights''. His role in the story is that of Catherine Earnshaw's husband. He resides at Thrushcross Grange and falls prey to Heathcliff's schemes for revenge again ...

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as Hareton

References

Bibliography

* Ellen Baskin. ''Serials on British Television, 1950-1994''. Scolar Press, 1996.

External links

* {{Wuthering Heights BBC television dramas 1967 British television series debuts 1967 British television series endings 1960s British drama television series English-language television shows Television series set in the 19th century