Jane Eyre

Overview

After a bleak childhood, Jane Eyre goes out into the world to become a governess. As she lives happily in her new position at Thornfield Hall, she meets the dark, cold, and abrupt master of the house, Edward Rochester. Jane and her employer grow close in friendship and she soon finds herself falling in love with him. Happiness seems to have found Jane at last, but could Rochester's terrible secret be about to destroy it forever?

Roughly 5h 30m to watch every episode. This is an estimate: 11 episodes at the typical episode runtime of 30 minutes.

Series cast and crew

• 

  Zelah ClarkeJane Eyre
  10 episodes

• 

  Timothy DaltonEdward Fairfax Rochester
  9 episodes

• C

  Carol GilliesGrace Poole
  6 episodes

• J

  Jean HarveyMrs Alice Fairfax
  4 episodes

• J

  Joolia CapplemanBertha
  4 episodes

• 

  James MarcusJohn
  4 episodes

• 

  Damien ThomasMason
  4 episodes

• 

  Colin JeavonsBriggs
  4 episodes

• B

  Blanche YouinouAdèle
  3 episodes

• 

  Eve MathesonLeah
  3 episodes

• 

  Elaine DonnellyDiana Rivers
  3 episodes

• 

  Morag HoodMary Rivers
  3 episodes

• S

  Sian PattendenYoung Jane Eyre
  2 episodes

• 

  Judy CornwellMrs Reed
  2 episodes

• 

  Robert JamesBrocklehurst
  2 episodes

• K

  Kate DavidBessie
  2 episodes

• V

  Vicky IrelandBarbara
  2 episodes

• C

  Christopher BurgessCarter
  2 episodes

Created by

Barry Letts

Network

BBC One, Central Television USSR

Seasons and episodes

• Miniseries1983 · 11 episodes