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Jane Eyre

Adaptation of Charlotte Bronte's classic tale set in the 1840s. Jane Eyre falls in love with Mr Rochester, unaware of the terrible secret that he is harbouring.

An orphan suffers an unhappy childhood before gaining employment, firstly as a teacher and later as a governess to a little girl living at the imposing Thornfield Hall. She falls in love with the owner of the estate, but it is much later that she discovers the terrible secret that he is harbouring.

Adaptation of the classic novel from BBC Films.

1 hour, 50 minutes

Last on

Sat 1 Nov 202514:50
BBC Two

Music Played

  • Daniel François Esprit Auber

    Flamme Vengeresse

    Librettist: Eugène Scribe. Performer: Romy Settbon Moore.

  • Ludwig van Beethoven

    Piano Sonata 4 In E Flat Major, Op 7, First Movement: Allegro Molto E Con Brio

    Performer: Dario Marianelli.

  • Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

    Piano Sonata 11 in A Major, K 331, Third Movement: Alla Turca

    Performer: Dario Marianelli.

  • Valentina Cervi

    Ada

  • Joseph Harper Kearton

    Farewell

    Lyricist: Lord Byron. Performer: Imogen Poots.

Credits

DirectorCary Joji Fukunaga
Jane EyreMia Wasikowska
Edward RochesterMichael Fassbender
Mrs FairfaxJudi Dench
St John RiversJamie Bell
Mrs ReedSally Hawkins
Young Jane EyreAmelia Clarkson
Diana RiversHolliday Grainger
Mary RiversTamzin Merchant
John ReedCraig Roberts
HannahSu Elliot
BessieJayne Wisener
Eliza ReedFreya Wilson
Blanche IngramImogen Poots
Georgiana ReedEmily Haigh
Mr BrocklehurstSimon McBurney
Miss ScatcherdSandy McDade
Miss AbbotLizzie Hopley
Dr CarterNed Dennehy
ProducerAlison Owen
ProducerPaul Trijbits
Executive ProducerPeter Hampden
Executive ProducerChristine Langan
WriterMoira Buffini
AuthorCharlotte Bronte

Broadcasts

  • Mon 23 Dec 201320:30
    BBC Two
  • Fri 27 Dec 201301:30
    BBC Two
  • Sat 18 Apr 201520:30
    BBC Two
  • Sat 26 Mar 201622:00
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 26 Mar 201623:00
    BBC Two Scotland
  • Wed 2 Jan 201913:45
    BBC One
  • Sun 16 Aug 202013:50
    BBC One except Wales & Wales HD
  • Sun 16 Aug 202015:15
    BBC One Wales HD & Wales only
  • Wed 23 Dec 202010:20
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Fri 31 Dec 202112:30
    BBC Two except Scotland
  • Sat 21 Dec 202423:15
    BBC Four
  • Sat 1 Nov 202514:50
    BBC Two except Scotland

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