The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1996) (TV)

Director:

Mike Barker

Writers:

Janet Barron (adaptation)
Anne Brontë (novel)

Release Date:

26 October 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Based on a little known 1848 novel by Anne Bronte, Tara Fitzgerald stars as an enigmatic young woman...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Awards:

5 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Tara Fitzgerald	...	Helen Graham
Cathy Murphy	...	Miss Myers
Jackson Leach	...	Arthur
Sarah Badel	...	Rachel
Toby Stephens	...	Gilbert Markham
Rupert Graves	...	Arthur Huntingdon
Sean Gallagher	...	Hargrave
Jonathan Cake	...	Ralph Hattersley
Kenneth Cranham	...	Reverend Millward
James Purefoy	...	Mr. Frederick Lawrence
Janet Dale	...	Mrs. Wilson
Aran Bell	...	Richard Wilson
Miranda Pleasence	...	Eliza Millward
Pam Ferris	...	Mrs. Markham
Karen Westwood	...	Jane Wilson

Runtime:

159 min (3 parts)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Cumbria, England, UK

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: As Tara Fitzgerald moves towards the chair where she sits down and reads a letter, a boom mike can be seen slowly creeping into the scene in the mirror above her.

Quotes:

Helen Graham to Gilbert Markham: How is it Dr. Johnson described a second marriage: a triumph of hope over experience?

Movie Connections:

Version of The Tenant of Wildfell Hall (1968) (TV)

Beautiful mini-series with marvelous performances

The way the story is developed, keeps the audience wondering what is the tenant's dark past. We get some clues during the series, but enough to keep us interested in the mini-series. The characters are all believable and I personally felt immersed and surrounded by the story.