Wuthering Heights
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Wuthering Heights (1995, BBC, radio drama)
Adaptation of Emily Bront?'s classic novel, the wild, passionate story
of the intense love between Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff.
1. An Unwelcoming House
Emily Bronte's novel shocked the public when it first appeared in 1847 with its ghostly tale of obsessive love and revenge.
Mr Lockwood visits an unwelcoming house up on the Yorkshire moors.
But how did brooding Heathcliff come to arrive at Wuthering Heights?
Dramatised in five parts by Bryony Lavery.
Heathcliff ...... John Duttine
Cathy Earnshaw ...... Amanda Root
Catherine Heathcliff ..... Emma Fielding
Nellie Dean ...... Sharon Duce
Mr Lockwood ...... David Collings
Hindley ...... Jonathan Keeble
Hareton ...... Gary Cady
Joseph ...... Steve Hodson
Zillah ...... Becky Hindley
Mr Earnshaw ...... John Turner
Edgar ...... Paul Rhys
Isabella ...... Emily Watson
Mary ...... Jilly Bond
Mr Linton ...... Geoffrey Whitehead
Mrs Linton ..... Tessa Worsley
Dr Kenneth ...... John Hartley
Mrs Earnshaw ...... Patience Tomlinson
Children played by:
Sheridan Smith
Liam Barr
Naomi Bell
Felix Bell
Attase Mora
Music by Ilona Sekacz
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
2. Revenge
Heathcliff is already plotting his revenge on Hindley for his degradation, but it's tearing him apart from Cathy...
Emily Bronte's tale of passion, jealousy and revenge.
Dramatised by Bryony Lavery.
Heathcliff ...... John Duttine
Cathy Earnshaw ...... Amanda Root
Nellie Dean ...... Sharon Duce
Mr Lockwood ...... David Collings
Edgar ...... Paul Rhys
Isabella ...... Emily Watson
Hindley ...... Jonathan Keeble
Frances ...... Jilly Bond
Joseph ..... Steve Hodson
Zillah ...... Becky Hindley
Dr Kenneth ...... John Hartley
Mrs Linton ...... Tessa Worsley
Music by Ilona Sekacz
Producer: Janet Whitaker
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
3. Death and Destruction
Heathcliff has run off with Isabella - leaving Cathy seriously ill, after confessing she loves Heathcliff but doesn't love Edgar.
Emily Bronte's tale of passion, jealousy and revenge.
Dramatised by Bryony Lavery.
Heathcliff ...... John Duttine
Cathy Earnshaw ...... Amanda Root
Nellie Dean ...... Sharon Duce
Mr Lockwood ...... David Collings
Edgar ...... Paul Rhys
Isabella ...... Emily Watson
Hindley ...... Jonathan Keeble
Catherine Heathcliff ..... Emma Fielding
Hareton ...... Gary Cady
Joseph ...... Steve Hodson
Mary ...... Jilly Bond
Zillah ...... Becky Hindley
Dr Kenneth ...... John Hartley
Children played by:
Kirsty Adams
James Cohen
Ryan Tebbutt
Music by Ilona Sekacz
Producer: Janet Whitaker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
4. The Next Generation
Sixteen years after Cathy's death, her daughter visits the vengeful Heathcliff. Stars John Duttine and Emma Fielding.
Dramatized by Bryony Lavery
Heathcliff ...... John Duttine
Nellie Dean ...... Sharon Duce
Mr Lockwood ...... David Collings
Edgar ...... Paul Rhys
Catherine Heathcliff ..... Emma Fielding
Hareton ...... Gary Cady
Joseph ...... Steve Hodson
Mary ...... Jilly Bond
Zillah ...... Becky Hindley
Music by Ilona Sekacz
Producer: Janet Whitaker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
5. Catherine's Plight
Catherine has been forced by Heathcliff to marry his ailing son Linton, so that he will be master of Thrushcross Grange and Wuthering Heights.
Conclusion of Emily Bronte's tale of passion, jealousy and revenge.
Dramatised by Bryony Lavery.
Heathcliff ...... John Duttine
Catherine Linton ...... Emma Fielding
Nellie Dean ...... Sharon Duce
Mr Lockwood ...... David Collings
Hareton ...... Gary Cady
Joseph ..... Steve Hodson
Dr Kenneth ...... John Hartley
Zillah ...... Becky Hindley
Ghost of Cathy ...... Amanda Root
Music by Ilona Sekacz
Producer: Janet Whitaker.
First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in September 1995.
- Episode 1 - An Unwelcoming House (51.5Mb)
- Episode 2 - Revenge (52.2Mb)
- Episode 3 - Death and Destruction (52.3Mb)
- Episode 4 - The Next Generation (52.2Mb)
- Episode 5 - Catherine's Plight (52.1Mb)
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