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Sparkhouse
Created by	Sally Wainwright
Starring	Alun Armstrong Sarah Smart Joseph McFadden Richard Armitage
Composer	Tot Taylor
Country of origin	United Kingdom
Original language	English
No. of series	1
No. of episodes	3
Production
Running time	180 min
Production companies	Red Production Company Studio of the North Yorkshire Media Production Agency (YMPA)
Original release
Network	BBC One
Release	1 September (2002-09-01) – 8 September 2002 (2002-09-08)

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.

Synopsis

Two young lovers battle against the odds to be together. The role of Heathcliff is played by a woman (Sarah Smart).

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

References

1. "BBC – Press Office – Sparkhouse". www.bbc.co.uk.
2. James Rampton (26 August 2002). "Sally Wainwright: Heavens, Heathcliff's a girl". The Independent. Retrieved 21 May 2023.

External links

• Sparkhouse at IMDb
• "BBC – Drama – Sparkhouse". www.bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 9 April 2010.

• 2002 British television series debuts
• 2002 British television series endings
• 2000s British drama television series
• BBC television dramas
• Television shows based on British novels
• 2000s British television miniseries
• Television series created by Sally Wainwright
• Films based on Wuthering Heights
• Television shows set in West Yorkshire
• British English-language television shows