Wuthering Heights
An orphan boy and his step-sister develop an intense bond. Class divides them when she marries a wealthy neighbor. He returns years later, transformed and seeking revenge, unleashing a destructive cycle that threatens future generations.
- Runtime
- 50m
- Released
- 1967
- Country
- United Kingdom
Details
Release year: 1967
Storyline
An orphan boy and his step-sister develop an intense bond. Class divides them when she marries a wealthy neighbor. He returns years later, transformed and seeking revenge, unleashing a destructive cycle that threatens future generations.
Top credits
Ian McShane — Heathcliff
Angela Scoular — Catherine Earnshaw, Cathy Earnshaw
John Garrie — Joseph- Anne Stallybrass — Ellen
Did you know
• This miniseries was filmed and broadcast in colour. However, only a black and white copy survives because the BBC destroyed the original master tapes in a misguided attempt to create more space in the archives (often referred to as the now much regretted "wiping policy", which led to the loss of many episodes of Dad's Army (1968) and Doctor Who (1963), including other programs by the BBC). The black and white version is available on DVD.
• Ian McShane sprained his wrist early in the filming, but struggled on to complete the mini-series.
• This series was the inspiration for Kate Bush's song "Wuthering Heights". She was 18 when she saw this series on television, and she wrote the song within a few hours in the night of March 5, 1977. It became Bush's most successful single.
Episodes
4 episodes – 1 seasons
User reviews
A review of the newly-released DVD (2009)
Faithful adaptation that could have easily been better
I disagree with the reviewer who gave this video a 1.
Technical specs
- Color
- Black and White, Color
