Free-spirited Cathy Earnshaw must choose between two men - the passionate but tormented Heathcliff, and the weak Edgar Linton, who offers her a life of comfort and wealth. Her decision has repercussions down the years, and leads to the entrapment of her daughter at Wuthering Heights, the Earnshaw family home.

Heathcliff returns to Gimmerton, throwing Cathy's life with Edgar into turmoil and causing trouble for her brother Hindley. Isabella struggles in her relationship with Heathcliff, and learns that being hated by him is better than being loved by him. Can Cathy's courageous spirit free her from Heathcliff's grasp? And can he ever find peace?