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| Masterpiece mans the moors in new adaptation of Brontë classic 'Wuthering Heights' |
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The fiery romance of Heathcliff and Cathy reignites in a lush new adaptation of the Emily Brontë classic “Wuthering Heights,” airing in two parts on Masterpiece Classic, beginning Sunday, Jan. 18 at 9/8 p.m. CT on KET1 and KET HD and Thursday, Jan. 22 at 9/8 p.m. CT on KET2. British heartthrob Tom Hardy stars as Heathcliff, the mysterious gypsy adopted as a young boy by the Earnshaw family of Wuthering Heights. Newcomer Charlotte Riley is Heathcliff’s stepsister, Catherine Earnshaw, who accepts him into her home — and heart. Also appearing are Burn Gorman as Cathy’s sadistic brother, Hindley; Andrew Lincoln as the Earnshaw’s straight-laced neighbor Edgar Linton, who is also Cathy’s suitor; and Rosalind Halstead as Edgar’s pliant younger sister, Isabella. Set on the Yorkshire moors in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, Wuthering Heights is a turbulent tale of passions unleashed across two generations, as Heathcliff rises out of a servile position to work his fiendish will on the Earnshaws and Lintons — all out of love for the unattainable Cathy. What’s new about this adaptation is its focus on the intertwined fates of the generation following Heathcliff, Cathy, Edgar, Isabella and Hindley and his wife, Frances (Sia Berkeley). These characters produce three children — Heathcliff’s son Linton (Tom Payne); Cathy’s daughter and namesake, Catherine (Rebecca Night); and Hindley’s son, Hareton (Andrew Hawley) — who grow up and figure prominently in the climax of the film. Masterpiece is produced by WGBH/Boston.
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