The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

★ 7.5•1996•1 Seasons•ANIME

Drama

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a 1996 serial adaptation of Anne Brontë's novel of the same name, produced by the BBC. A mysterious young woman arrives at Wildfell Hall, an old house of the Elizabethan era, with a young son. She is determined to lead an independent existence, but her new neighbours do not want to leave her alone. Only one of them, a young farmer, succeeds in finding her secrets.

Top Cast

Tara Fitzgerald

Helen Graham

Toby Stephens

Gilbert Markham

Rupert Graves

Arthur Huntingdon

Sarah Badel

Rachel

Jackson Ellis Leach

Master Arthur Huntingdon

Sean Gallagher

Walter Hargrave

Jonathan Cake

Ralph Hattersley

Joe Absolom

Fergus Markham

Episodes

Season:

1. Part 1

52m

Beautiful but mysterious widow Helen Graham and her young son Arthur take up residence in the almost derelict Wildfell Hall. She is befriended by young local farmer Gilbert Markham, but refuses to tell him about her past.

Aired: 11/17/1996

2. Part 2

52m

Helen decides to open up to Gilbert and entrusts him with her diary. He learns about the sad truth about her life, including her meeting and nuptials to notorious rake Arthur Huntingdon. The breakdown of her marriage is also revealed.