Bronte Collection (Wuthering, Eyre, Wildfell)

Bronte Collection (Wuthering, Eyre, Wildfell)

Various Bronte material from the BBC.




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The Bronte Business – September 1977
Joan Bakewell visits Haworth in Yorkshire, home of the Brontes, to see the setting in which the novelist worked and which has now become a tourist spot.

Wuthering Heights – September-October 1978
E01 1801: A social visit becomes a night of terror for Lockwood and a journey into the past for Heathcliff.

E02 Heathcliff is determined on revenge for the ill-treatment he receives from Hindley. He is only sustained by his love for Cathy.

E03 Three years have passed since Heathcliff's disappearance, and Cathy is peacefully married to Edgar Linton.

E04 Adaptation of the classic novel by Emily Bronte. After eloping with Heathcliff, Isabella is living wretchedly at Wuthering Heights.

E05 Heathcliff has imprisoned Catherine at Wuthering Heights, refusing to release her until she marries Linton.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall – November 1996

E01 A beautiful widow takes up residence in the near-derelict Wildfell Hall. Befriended by a young farmer, she will not tell him about her past, until malicious gossip spreads.

E02 Helen decides to reveal more to Gilbert and gives him her diary. He learns about her doomed marriage to the rich Arthur Huntingdon and how she fled his debauched cruelty.

E03 Huntingdon has abducted young Arthur, forcing Helen to return to him. In spite of his dissolute behaviour, she nurses him until his death.

Jane Eyre – September-October 2006
E01 After surviving the cruel regime of a harsh charity school, orphan Jane Eyre takes a job as a governess at Thornfield Hall. Here, she finds herself increasingly attracted to her enigmatic master, Mr Rochester. But Jane's peaceful existence is shattered when strange events in the night threaten danger.

E02 Jane finds she has a rival for Rochester's attentions in the beautiful Blanche Ingram, and the gossip is that Rochester will soon propose marriage. A mysterious visitor from overseas brings great trouble to Thornfield, and Jane is called to Rochester's aid once again.

E03 On her deathbed, Aunt Reed reveals important information about Jane's family which she has hidden for years. Returning to Thornfield, Jane expects Rochester to wed Blanche Ingram and is shocked by an altogether different marriage proposal. Just as Jane's dreams are about to come true, she discovers a terrible secret from the past that could destroy everything.

E04 Having left Thornfield, a heartbroken Jane finds herself alone, penniless and starving on the moors. She is rescued by clergyman St John Rivers who, together with his sisters, Diana and Mary, nurses her back to health.

The Brontes at the BBC – March 2016
An exploration of the BBC's long love affair with the lives and works of the Bronte sisters - Charlotte, Emily and Anne. For over half a century, the ill-fated literary dynasty has proved irresistible to drama and documentary makers alike, keen to reinvent their novels for new audiences. So we get Bronte heroines reimagined for each emerging generation, first as classic 1950s housewife material, then wild child '60s 'chicks', Gothic waifs and, finally, empowered modern women. The Bronte males, meanwhile, are restyled as assorted prigs, wife-beaters, even brooding prog rockers and, of course, wouldn't you know it, new men. Wonderful stuff.


Being the Brontës – March 2016
Martha Kearney, novelist Helen Oyeyemi and journalist Lucy Mangan travel to Haworth Parsonage, the home of Charlotte Brontë and her sisters, Emily and Anne, to discover the inspiration behind their classic novels Jane Eyre, Wuthering Heights and Agnes Grey.
Just two years before the books were published, prospects for the three unmarried sisters were bleak. Their brother was battling alcoholism, Charlotte was hopelessly in love with a married man, and their father was going blind. But by 1848, they were a literary sensation. To find out how this extraordinary turnaround happened, Martha, Lucy and Helen each immerse themselves in the life of a Brontë sister. From everyday routines at the Parsonage to walks on windswept moors, from harsh schooldays to misadventures as governesses, the trio learn how the Brontës combined literary genius with real-life experience to create some of the best-loved novels in the English language

To Walk Invisible – December 2016
Contains some strong language and some sexual content.
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte face a bleak future, with their father half-blind and troubled brother Branwell in decline. As their situation worsens, Charlotte sees that writing could offer a way out. This is the story of the sisters' great novels and their extraordinary battle for recognition.

Kay Adshead Remembers... Wuthering Heights – November 2025
Actor, producer and writer Kay Adshead reflects on her memorable portrayal of Cathy Earnshaw in the BBC’s 1978 adaptation of Wuthering Heights. She recalls the intensity of filming on the Yorkshire moors, working alongside Ken Hutchison as Heathcliff and bringing Emily Brontë’s storm-swept heroine to life. Kay also talks about the preparation behind the role - the research she undertook, combining the inspiration from earlier portrayals of Cathy with her own individual interpretation. With warmth and insight, she looks back on the challenges of the production, the legacy of the series and how the experience helped shape her early career.