The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (TV Series 1968)
| The Tenant of Wildfell Hall | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Period drama |
| Written by |
Christopher Fry (dramatization) Anne Brontë (novel) |
| Directed by | Peter Sasdy |
| Starring |
Janet Munro Corin Redgrave Bryan Marshall |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | David Conroy |
| Editor(s) | Lennox Phillips |
| Running time | 180 minutes (45 minutes each episode) |
| Production company(s) | BBC |
| Distributor | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC2 |
| First shown in | 28 December 1968 in UK 2 February 1977 in East Germany |
The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is the first adaptation of Anne Brontë's novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Peter Sasdy. The serial stars Janet Munro as Helen Graham, Bryan Marshall as Gilbert Markham and Corin Redgrave as her spoiled and drunkard husband Arthur Huntington.
A mysterious young woman arrives at Wildfell Hall, a nearby old mansion with a young son. She determines to lead an independent existence, but her new neighbors don't want to let her alone. All of them want to reveal her secrets and soon she finds herself the victim of local slander. Only young farmer, Gilbert Markham, compassionated her.
For a full length summary see: The Tenant of WIldfell Hall plot summary.
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