Wuthering Heights

Chloe Pirrie and Ben Batt star in this stunning dramatisation of Emily Brontë's classic, adapted by bestselling author Rachel Joyce

 

When homeless orphan Heathcliff is brought to the isolated, storm-swept farmhouse of Wuthering Heights, he sparks very different emotions in the children of the house, Hindley and Cathy. While Hindley instantly hates him and makes his life miserable, Heathcliff finds a soulmate in Cathy and the two spend days playing together on the wild Yorkshire moors.

 

Inseparable as children, passionately in love as adolescents, they are everything to each other – until Cathy meets the wealthy, handsome Edgar Linton and agrees to marry him. Consumed by jealousy and resentment, Heathcliff flees, returning three years later rich and seeking revenge.

 

Bitter and cruel, he vows to destroy everyone who has hurt him – and his hatred and vengeance will ruin the lives of two generations before it runs its course…

 

First published in 1847, Wuthering Heights scandalized Victorian readers with its shocking portrayal of obsession and doomed love. This radio production, dramatised by Rachel Joyce, retains all the force and intensity of Emily Brontë’s masterpiece.

 

 

Cast

Nelly……………………Emma Fielding

Young Cathy……………………Rosie Boore

Young Heathcliff……………………Reuben Bainbridge

Hindley……………………Luke Bailey

Mr Earnshaw……………………Clive Hayward

Joseph……………………Philip Bretherton

Frances/Mary (Servant girl)……………………Lauren Cornelius

Edgar/Linton (adult)……………………Ryan Whittle

Servant 1/Priest……………………Ryan Early

Servant 2……………………Philip Bretherton

Adult Cathy……………………Chloe Pirrie

Adult Heathcliff……………………Ben Batt

Isabella……………………Kerry Gooderson

Hareton……………………Ruben Cryer/Tom Glynn-Carney

Dr Kenneth……………………Clive Hayward

Linton (Young child)……………………Charlie Brand

Zillah (Servant)……………………Georgie Glen

Catherine (adult)……………………Bryony Hannah

Linton (Older child)……………………Oliver Zetterstrom

 

Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale

Production Coordinator: Joanne Hopper

Studio Managers: Cal Knightley, Anne Bunting and Jenni Burnett

 

Approx 2 hours 20 mins on 2CDs