Sparkhouse (2002)The relationship between childhood sweethearts, a farmer's daughter and boy from a rich family, turns tumultuous in this modern interpretation of Wuthering Heights Director:Robin Shepperd |
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Sparkhouse (2002)The relationship between childhood sweethearts, a farmer's daughter and boy from a rich family, turns tumultuous in this modern interpretation of Wuthering Heights Director:Robin Shepperd |
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| Sarah Smart | ... |
Carol Bolton
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| Joe McFadden | ... |
Andrew Lawton
(as Joseph McFadden)
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| Alun Armstrong | ... |
Richard Bolton
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| Nicholas Farrell | ... |
Paul Lawton
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| Celia Imrie | ... |
Kate Lawton
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| Siobhan Finneran | ... |
Sue Bolton
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| Richard Armitage | ... |
John Standring
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| Holliday Grainger | ... |
Older Lisa Bolton
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Camilla Power | ... |
Becky Lawton
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Nicky Evans | ... |
Connor
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Kate Anthony | ... |
Jenny Bullock
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Ray Ashcroft | ... |
Geoff Cutler, Headmaster
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Tony Broughton | ... |
Kate Lawton's Dad
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Luke Christian | ... |
Young Andrew
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John Elkington | ... |
Bank Manager
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The relationship between childhood sweethearts, a farmer's daughter and boy from a rich family, turns tumultuous in this modern interpretation of Wuthering Heights
The best drama on UK television since Our Friends in the North. This has everything: brilliant acting (especially from Sarah Smart who should have won a BAFTA), passion, drama, unexpected plot twists, and above all INTENSITY. It's well-written, incredibly moving, and has a real power to it that most TV dramas lack.
Yes, it's based on Wuthering Heights and there are one or two quotes from the book, but it's a million miles away from being plagiarism. I would go so far as to say that it's better than the original, certainly more contemporary, and in many ways quite different.
The fact that this is not available on DVD is a crime!