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Wide Sargasso Sea

Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage.

Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn apart by rumours, paranoia and a cultural divide.

1 hour, 24 minutes

Last on

Thu 6 Oct 201101:25

Credits

RoleContributor
Edward RochesterRafe Spall
Antoinette CoswayRebecca Hall
ChristophineNina Sosanya
Aunt CoraVictoria Hamilton
DanielFraser Ayres
AmelieLorraine Burroughs
Richard MasonAlex Robertson
Grace PooleKaren Meagher
ProducerElwen Rowlands
DirectorBrendan Maher
WriterStephen Greenhorn

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