Bridestones Moor, Todmorden at centre of Wuthering Heights

The film, from Saltburn director Emerald Fennell, is a loose adaptation of the classic gothic novel by Emily Brontë and stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi as Cathy and Heathcliff.

Margot Robbie as Catherine Earnshaw (Image: Warner Bros)

Bridestones Moor, which sits above Todmorden, provided the setting for the movie and accommodated a crew of more than 200 people shooting scenes in the remote landscape.

A VisitCalderdale spokesperson said: “The well-loved Bridestones Moor, above Todmorden, provided a wonderfully wild setting for the movie – and we can see why.

“For one day in March 2025, Bridestones Moor accommodated a crew of over 200 people shooting scenes in this beautifully remote landscape.”

The story has inspired film, stage, and television adaptations over the years, cementing its status as one of the greatest Gothic novels of all time.

First published in 1847, it is the only novel by the English writer and tells the forbidden love story of Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, set against the bleak backdrop of the Yorkshire moors.

The film also stars Shazad Latif as Edgar Linton, Alison Oliver as Isabella Linton, Hong Chau as Nelly Dean and Martin Clunes as Mr Earnshaw.

Complete with a soundtrack by British singer Charli XCX, the cast and creative team hope the film will bring Brontë’s classic novel to a whole new generation of readers.

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“If anyone watches this film and then wants to go and read the book, I think we’ll feel like we’ve done our job,” said director Emerald Fennell, 40.

“I truly believe it’s the greatest book ever written, and I think she is a transcendent genius.”

Fennell, who won an Oscar for Best Original Screenplay for her 2020 film Promising Young Woman, says her first priority when making Wuthering Heights was its emotional resonance.

“The first thing is that everything has an emotional resonance,” she explains.

“Whether it’s the performances, the buildings, the textures, or the food, everything has an emotional reason.

“I was lucky not only to work with an amazing cast, but also an incredible crew who were all working on that same emotional frequency.

“So it’s not just, ‘What period are we in?’ It’s more like, ‘How does this make us feel?’”

Wuthering Heights was released in UK cinemas on February 13.