The Read | S3E3: Wuthering Heights

Duration: 1'02'31''

Synopsis

Emily Brontë’s timeless classic set against the haunting backdrop of the Yorkshire Moors and narrated by award-winning actor Vinette Robinson.

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Other Archive resources
Wuthering Heights | BBC Two | 1967

Wuthering Heights (1967) | 4: The Last Revenge

Hindley has died and Heathcliff now owns Wuthering Heights. Determined to gain possessions also of Thrushcross Grange, he is forcing his son Lintom to marry Catherine.
Wuthering Heights | BBC Two | 1967

Wuthering Heights (1967) | 3: The Abduction

To revenge himself Heathcliff has married Isabella Linton. Cathy has died giving birth to a daughter and Heathcliff has prayed that her soul will never leave him so long as he lives.