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Wuthering Heights (2009) – Episode 1

TV episode review: Wuthering Heights (2009), episode 1, directed by Coky Giedroyc, adapted by Peter Bowker

I’m still not endeared toward Wuthering Heights as a story, but at least this version feels more appealing than the other one I’ve seen (1998). The beginning is very different and the chronology is also different. As I’ve not read the book, I don’t know which is more true to it. Perhaps it’s time to read it finally.

Cathy got married with ivy on her head – I approve!

There’s one more I recognise, actually, but I didn’t recognise the actor’s name: Hindley, played by Burn Gorman – Torchwood‘s Owen.

A scrubbed-up Heathcliff (Tom Hardy) is quite handsome, though, and you can see there’s some passion between him and Cathy (Charlotte Riley). No strands of spit between them on the moors at least… and this feels more coherent, somehow. I’m not immediately bored and going “WTH?” as a response, but on the other hand, perhaps it’s also down to the fact that I’ve now seen the story for the second time, not just the first. On the other hand, Heathcliff still creeps me out.

Not quite sure what else to make of it, but maybe I’ll have more of an idea by the time I’ve seen part two as well.

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An easily distracted and over-excited introvert who never learns to go to bed at a reasonable time. Enjoys traveling (when there's not a plague on), and taking photos of European architecture. Cares for cats, good coffee and Boardwalk Empire. A child of her time, she did media studies in school and still can't decide what she wants to be when she grows up.

2 thoughts on “Wuthering Heights (2009) – Episode 1

  1. I just saw the first half of this on tv last sunday. Does heathcliffe have big smackable full lips or what?? And i kinda miss all the rain on the moors. But it was better than i expected (compared to the one with ralph fiennes and juliette binoche)

  2. Not seen that version (yet!)… but I’ve got the ’78 version beside me here, and was going to put it on today! 🙂

    Yeah, those lips do look rather inviting, don’t they? *giggle*

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