Wuthering Heights (1967– ) |
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Wuthering Heights (1967– ) |
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| Ian McShane | ... |
Heathcliff
(4 episodes, 1967)
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Angela Scoular | ... |
Catherine Earnshaw
(4 episodes, 1967)
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John Garrie | ... |
Joseph
(4 episodes, 1967)
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Anne Stallybrass | ... |
Ellen
(4 episodes, 1967)
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Anthony Edwards | ... |
Robert
(4 episodes, 1967)
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Jeremy Longhurst | ... |
Lockwood's voice
(3 episodes, 1967)
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William Marlowe | ... |
Hindley
(3 episodes, 1967)
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Angela Douglas | ... |
Isabella Linton
(3 episodes, 1967)
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Drewe Henley | ... |
Edgar Linton
(3 episodes, 1967)
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Keith Buckley | ... |
Hareton
(2 episodes, 1967)
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Paul Bartlett | ... |
Hareton as a child
(2 episodes, 1967)
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Janet Bruce | ... |
Zillah
(2 episodes, 1967)
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Michael Wennink | ... |
Linton
(2 episodes, 1967)
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James Haswell | ... |
Manservant
(2 episodes, 1967)
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David Markham | ... |
Mr. Linton
(2 episodes, 1967)
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I remember this as a wonderfully rugged version of the story, very earthy and passionate. It captured the wildness of the moors and the Yorkshire weather in a way that the Olivier version never managed.
McShane was born to play Heathcliff and I am sure set many other teenage hearts pounding as well as mine. Cathy was alternately lyrically beautiful and utterly terrifying.
This hallmark BBC production has a second claim to fame. The terrifying spectre of Cathy at the window inspired Kate Bush to write that song.
I wish someone would bring it out on video. It may not be as good as I recall it, and indeed often older TV productions seem stilted by today's standards- but nonetheless, I am certain it would be worth a second look.