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Modern tragic lovers' tale reaches Bronte's Heights

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From: The Nelson Mail
Date: 20030411
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The just-concluded Sunday night mini-series Sparkhouse (TV One) was inspired by and had obvious parallels with Emily Bronte's moody novel Wuthering Heights.

It's not a new idea but in this case somewhat audacious - take a well-known 19th century story and turn it around so that it becomes a 21st century tale of passion and betrayal.

And, in this two-part Sunday Theatre offering, it turned out to be quite a good idea.

It could have gone all wrong. Writer Sally Wainwright could just have chosen to tell the original story in a modern setting, making it a pale imitation of itself and ...

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