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The Brontës of Haworth

  • TV Mini Series
  • 1973– 1973–
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
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Michael Kitchen, Rosemary McHale, Ann Penfold, and Vickery Turner in The Brontës of Haworth (1973)
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Dramatized biography of the Brontë sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily.Dramatized biography of the Brontë sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily.Dramatized biography of the Brontë sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily.
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
110
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  • Stars
    • Alfred Burke
    • Vickery Turner
    • Ann Penfold
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  • Stars
    • Alfred Burke
    • Vickery Turner
    • Ann Penfold
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    • 5User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    • Nominated for 1 BAFTA Award
      • 1 nomination total

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    Alfred Burke
    • Reverend Patrick Brontëas Reverend Patrick Brontë
    5 episodes5 eps • 1973
    Vickery Turner
    • Charlotte Brontëas Charlotte Brontë
    5 episodes5 eps • 1973
    Ann Penfold
    • Anne Brontëas Anne Brontë
    5 episodes5 eps • 1973
    Barbara Leigh-Hunt
    Barbara Leigh-Hunt
    • Narratoras Narrator…
    5 episodes5 eps • 1973
    Michael Kitchen
    Michael Kitchen
    • Branwell Brontëas Branwell Brontë
    4 episodes4 eps • 1973
    Rosemary McHale
    • Emily Brontëas Emily Brontë
    4 episodes4 eps • 1973
    Sheila Raynor
    Sheila Raynor
    • Tabitha Aykroydas Tabitha Aykroyd
    4 episodes4 eps • 1973
    Iain Blair
    • John Brownas John Brown
    4 episodes4 eps • 1973
    Kim McDonald
    • Martha Brownas Martha Brown
    3 episodes3 eps • 1973
    Freda Dowie
    Freda Dowie
    • Miss Branwellas Miss Branwell
    2 episodes2 eps • 1973
    Benjamin Whitrow
    Benjamin Whitrow
    • Arthur Bell Nichollsas Arthur Bell Nicholls
    2 episodes2 eps • 1973
    Vivien Heilbron
    • Mary Tayloras Mary Taylor
    2 episodes2 eps • 1973
    Frances Bennett
    Frances Bennett
    • Mrs. Robinsonas Mrs. Robinson
    2 episodes2 eps • 1973
    William Moore
    • Thomas Sugdenas Thomas Sugden
    2 episodes2 eps • 1973
    Joanna Monro
    • Lydia Robinsonas Lydia Robinson
    2 episodes2 eps • 1973
    Susan Brodrick
    • Annieas Annie…
    2 episodes2 eps • 1973
    Raymond Mason
    • Postmanas Postman
    2 episodes2 eps • 1973
    Peter Pratt
    • Mr. Woolvenas Mr. Woolven
    2 episodes2 eps • 1973
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    Dramatized biography of the Brontë sisters Charlotte, Anne and Emily.
    • anne bronte character
    • bronte sisters characters
    • family character name in title
    • charlotte bronte character
    • emily bronte character
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      • Happy endings are only found in books.
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    • Trivia
      Filmed in Haworth carefully omitting the 'Wade extension' at the parsonage.
    • Connections
      Featured in The Story of the Costume Drama: The Stars (2008)

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    7/10
    Great Christopher!
    Having just put on a show to celebrate the centenary of Christopher Fry's birth, I was delighted to obtain the DVD of his 5-hour TV series shown on Yorkshire TV in 1975. In comparison with the verbal exuberance of his verse plays in the 1940s and '50s the adaptation (from Mrs Gaskell's life of Charlotte) is restrained to the point of under-statement. More enlightenment about how, despite the constraints of their strict upbringing, the sisters wrote their turbulent novels would have been welcome - today the ubiquitous Andrew Davies would perhaps somehow have turned their lives into a bonk-fest; but the series, modestly produced yet lovely to look at, with well-chosen exterior locations, gives a deal of quiet pleasure and satisfaction. The sisters suffer somewhat from having similar '70s hair-styles, but Vickery Turner as a gutsy Charlotte, Rosemary McHale as troubled Emily and Ann Penfold as the more placid Ann are more than adequate, Michael Kitchen as poor Branwell and Alfred Burke as the benign tyrant, their father are excellent and it's good to have Barbara Leigh-Hunt as Mrs Gaskell and a very young-looking Benjamin Whitrow as Charlotte's husband, Mr Nicholls.
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    • Release date
      • September 30, 1973 (United Kingdom)
    • Country of origin
      • United Kingdom
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Brontës verden
    • Production companies
      • Granada
      • Yorkshire Television (YTV)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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