''Wuthering Heights'' is a 1978 British film adaptation of

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's 1847 novel '' Wuthering Heights'', starring Ken Hutchison,

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, Pat Heywood, and John Duttine, originally broadcast on

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as a 5-part miniseries, 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.

Plot summary

Cast

* Heathcliff as Ken Hutchison * Cathy as

* Joseph as Brian Wilde * Ellen Dean as Pat Heywood * Hindley as John Duttine * Frances as Maggie Wilkinson * Mr Linton as

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* Mrs Linton as Wendy Williams *

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as Richard Kay * Mr Earnshaw as John Collin * Mrs Earnshaw as Patricia Healey * Servant Girl as Judith Byfield * Dr Kenneth as John Golightly *

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as David Robb * Reverend Graham as Paul Dawkins * Isabella as Caroline Langrishe * Mr Green as Norman Rutherford * Zillah as Barbara Keogh * Catherine Linton as

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* 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

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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." However, in a contemporary review

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References

External links

* * 1978 British television series debuts 1978 British television series endings 1970s British drama television series 1970s British television miniseries BBC Film films Films based on Wuthering Heights British English-language television shows {{1970s-UK-film-stub