The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall

Created by David Nokes

On BBC One

19961 season3 episodes52 min7.5 / 10

A period literary adaptation centered on a woman's escape from domestic abuse and her struggle for independence in Victorian rural England, told with intimate focus on her inner life and a tentative romance.

The Tenant of Wildfell Hall is a 1996 serial adaptation of Anne Brontë's novel of the same name, produced by the BBC. A mysterious young woman arrives at Wildfell Hall, an old house of the Elizabethan era, with a young son. She is determined to lead an independent existence, but her new neighbours do not want to leave her alone. Only one of them, a young farmer, succeeds in finding her secrets.

Questions people ask

  • Is The Tenant of Wildfell Hall sad? Yes, very. More sad than 91% of series.

  • Is The Tenant of Wildfell Hall scary? Somewhat. More frightening than 66% of series.

  • Does The Tenant of Wildfell Hall leave you hopeful? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Tenant of Wildfell Hall easy watching? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is The Tenant of Wildfell Hall violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the series comes across across its whole run, compared with other well-known series. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked episode by episode, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

52/ 100

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Familiar shape, done well.

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Surprise35

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Love47

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