![]() ![]() The series changes the structure of the novel somewhat. It’s a real shame, because the book is so brilliant and this version is also really good. Part of this may be because it was so hard to get until recently but I think it’s mostly because Anne Bronte and the book itself aren’t that popular in comparison with the other classic authors I listed. At least, it’s not up there with any of Jane Austen, Dickens, or other Bronte adaptations. Elton from Beckinsale Emma) as Lord Lowborough, for example.ĭespite the cast, this adaptation doesn’t seem to be that well-known. Markham, Paloma Baeza (Hetta Carbury from The Way We Live Now) as Rose Markham, James Purefoy as Frederick Lawrence, and Dominic Rowan (Mr. ![]() ![]() Many of the supporting cast are also big names or at least well-known in period dramas- Pam Ferris as Mrs. Apparently it wasn’t even on DVD in the UK yet! This version is a three part miniseries which has some pretty famous actors in it- just pictured are Toby Stephens as Gilbert Markham, Tara Fitzgerald as Helen Huntingdon, and Rupert Graves as Arthur Huntingdon. I bought it last year but before that I had a version from the Netherlands- English with Dutch subtitles. ![]() Heck, even this version, from 1996, was not available in the US until 2008. Anne Bronte’s The Tenant of Wildfell Hall has actually been adapted for the BBC twice, but the 1968 version is not available. ![]()
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