The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the first adaptation of Anne Brontë's 1848 novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Peter Sasdy.[1][2] The serial stars Janet Munro as Helen Graham, Bryan Marshall as Gilbert Markham and Corin Redgrave as her spoiled and drunkard husband Arthur Huntington.[3] The serial is incomplete, as episode one, "Recluse", is missing from the BBC Archive.[4]
| The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | |
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| Genre | Period drama |
| Based on | The Tenant of Wildfell Hall by Anne Brontë |
| Written by | Christopher Fry |
| Directed by | Peter Sasdy |
| Starring | Janet Munro Corin Redgrave Bryan Marshall |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 (1 missing) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | David Conroy |
| Editor | Lennox Phillips |
| Running time | 180 minutes (45 minutes each episode) |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC2 |
| Release | 28 December 1968 – 18 January 1969 |
Plot summary
editA mysterious young woman arrives with her young son at Wildfell Hall, a nearby old mansion. She is determined to lead an independent existence, but her new neighbors won't leave her alone. They want to reveal her secrets and soon she finds herself the victim of local slander. Only young farmer, Gilbert Markham, is compassionate toward her.
For a full-length summary see: The Tenant of Wildfell Hall plot summary.
Episodes
edit| Episode 1: Recluse. | Release date – 28 December 1968 |
| Episode 2: Marriage. | Release date – 4 January 1969 |
| Episode 3: Revolt. | Release date – 11 January 1969 |
| Episode 4: Pursuit. | Release date – 18 January 1969 |
Cast
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- Janet Munro – Helen Graham
- Corin Redgrave – Arthur Huntingdon
- Bryan Marshall – Gilbert Markham
- Jeremy Burring – Arthur Huntingdon the Younger
- William Gaunt – Frederick Lawrence
- Margery Withers – Rachel
- Charles Lamb – Benson
- Megs Jenkins – Mrs. Markham
- Anthony May – Fergus Markham
- Felicity Kendal – Rose Markham
- Suzan Farmer – Eliza Millward
- Jean Anderson – Peggy Maxwell
- John Quentin – Lord Lowborough
- Angela Browne – Lady Annabella Lowborough
- Donald Burton – Ralph Hattersley
- Nicola Davies – Esther Hargrave
- Janet Key – Millicent Hargrave
- Jonathan Newth – Walter Hargrave
- Valerie Van Ost – Miss Myers
References
edit- ^ Han, Catherine (4 June 2018). "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall's (1848) residence at the BBC: neo-Victorian adaptations in the 1960s and 1990s" (PDF). Neo-Victorian Studies. 10 (2): 32–67 – via orca.cf.ac.uk.
- ^ "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall: Part 1: Recluse". 28 December 1968. p. 7 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ "Marriage (1969)". BFI. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022.
- ^ "The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (TV Series 1968–1969) - IMDb". IMDb.