Wuthering Heights
Based on	Wuthering Heights 1847 novel by Emily Brontë
Written by	Hugh Leonard (2 episodes) David Snodin (3 episodes)
Directed by	Peter Hammond
Starring	Ken Hutchison Kay Adshead
Composer	Carl Davis
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of episodes	5
Production
Producer	Jonathan Powell
Running time	60 minutes (per episode)
Original release
Network	BBC Two

Wuthering Heights is a 1978 British film adaptation of Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights, starring Ken Hutchison, Kay Adshead, Pat Heywood, and John Duttine,^[1] originally broadcast on BBC Two as a 5-part mini-series, beginning 24 September 1978.^[2] Location filming took place on the Yorkshire Moors.^[3][4][5][6] This BBC version is regarded as being the one most faithful to the original novel because it does not end with Cathy's death but continues into the next generation, with Heathcliff seeking revenge against those he felt had wronged him.^[7]

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Critical reception

Allmovie wrote, "Irish playwright Hugh Leonard handles the adaptation, deftly juggling the many characters and subplots without the slightest sense of strain";^[7] and the BFI described the adaptation as "embracing the hysteria and savagery of its source novel."^[5] However, in a contemporary review Clive James called it "[t]he latest but not the best of the Beeb's long line of classic serials", and "the blithering pits".^[8]