Sparkhouse
{{Use dmy dates|date=October 2016}}
{{Use British English|date=October 2016}}
{{Infobox television
| image = Sparkhouse DVD.jpg
| starring = Alun Armstrong
Sarah Smart
Joseph McFadden
Richard Armitage
| creator = Sally Wainwright
| language = English
| country = United Kingdom
| composer = Tot Taylor
| num_series = 1
| num_episodes = 3
| runtime = 180 min
| company = Red Production Company
Studio of the North
Yorkshire Media Production Agency (YMPA)
| network = BBC One
| first_aired = {{start date|2002|9|1|df=y}}
| last_aired = {{end date|2002|9|8|df=y}}
}}
Sparkhouse is a BBC drama, originally shown on BBC One from 1 to 8 September 2002. Written by Sally Wainwright, it is a modern take on Emily Brontë's 1847 novel Wuthering Heights.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/pressoffice/pressreleases/stories/2002/04_april/02/sparkhouse.shtml|title=BBC – Press Office – Sparkhouse|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}
Synopsis
Two young lovers battle against the odds to be together. The role of Heathcliff is played by a woman (Sarah Smart).{{cite web |url=https://www.independent.co.uk/news/media/sally-wainwright-heavens-heathcliff-s-a-girl-174700.html|title=Sally Wainwright: Heavens, Heathcliff's a girl |author=James Rampton |work=The Independent|date=26 August 2002 |access-date=21 May 2023}}
Cast
- Carol Bolton – Sarah Smart
- Richard Bolton – Alun Armstrong
- Lisa Bolton (older) – Holly Grainger
- Lisa Bolton (young) – April James
- Andrew Lawton – Joseph McFadden
- John Standring – Richard Armitage
- Kate Lawton – Celia Imrie
- Paul Lawton – Nicholas Farrell
- Andrew Lawton as Child - Benjamin Kandel
References
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External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0324036|title=Sparkhouse}}
- {{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/drama/sparkhouse/ |title=BBC – Drama – Sparkhouse |publisher=www.bbc.co.uk |accessdate=2010-04-09 }}
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{{Wuthering Heights}}
Category:2002 British television series debuts
Category:2002 British television series endings
Category:2000s British drama television series
Category:BBC television dramas
Category:Television shows based on British novels
Category:2000s British television miniseries
Category:Television series created by Sally Wainwright
Category:Films based on Wuthering Heights