In Search of the Brontes. Part 1 of 2. A Wish For Wings.

First broadcast 3rd August 2003.

A two part drama documentary telling the story of the Bronte family and the upbringing of the three sisters Anne, Charlotte and Emily showing the roots and development of their literary prowess. Based around letters written by the sisters and new historical research. With narration from Patricia Routledge.

Patrick Malahide ... Patrick Bronté
Victoria Hamilton ... Charlotte Brontë
Elizabeth Hurran ... Emily Brontë
Alexandra Milman ... Anne Bronté
Jonathan McGuinness ... Branwell Bronté
Teresa Churcher ... Martha Brown
Barbara Marten ... Tabitha Aykroyd
Geoffrey Leesley ... John Brown
Ed Stoppard ... Monsieur Heger
Holly Scourfield ... Young Maria Bronté
Elise Wood ... Young Maria Brontë
Laura Mayhew ... Young Elizabeth Brontë
Charlotte Hall ... Young Elizabeth Brontë
Chloëbeth Hamer ... Young Charlotte Brontë
Lydia Bradd ... Young Charlotte Brontë
Kayleigh Stephenson ... Young Emily Brontë
Caragh Casserly ... Young Emily Brontë
Zoe Gouldsborough ... Young Anne Brontë
Maddie Grace Hodges ... Young Anne Brontë
Adam Scourfield ... Young Branwell Bronté
Erin Isa ... Young Branwell Bronté
Charlotte Staley ... Young Martha Brown
Colette Barker ... Helen Burns (archive footage)
Zelah Clarke ... Jane Eyre (archive footage)
Richard Clothier ... Smith, George
Timothy Dalton ... Edward Fairfax Rochester (archive footage)
Richard Kay ... Lockwood (archive footage)
Sian Pattenden ... Jane Eyre (archive footage)
Jay Villiers ... Arthur Bell Nicholls