i have seen tv versions, and other films, but i still think his is the best version. The book is far more dark than most classic stories, he is a heartless bstard to all except Cathy, it is one of my favourite stories...
there have been any number of indepth interpretations of Heathcliffe, gypsy, dark skinned, and indeed mixed race, so having an actor of mixed race to play him wouldn't be unthinkable..
I started to watch the film with the biracial Heathcliffe, and turned off about quarter of Ann hour later, because it was awful! Nothing like the book at all. I really enjoyed the book and must try to see the Laurence Olivier version sometime. Have the BBC ever done a series of WH?