Jane Eyre
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?
Seasons
Miniseries
11 Episodes • 1983
Episodes - Season 1
1. Gateshead
28mThis dramatization begins with Jane as a neglected orphan child, unjustly punished by her aunt.
2. Lowood Institute
28mJane's open defiance of her unjust and tyrannical aunt has led to her dismissal from Gateshead Hall. She's to go instead to Lowood School, where strict discipline is in order.
3. Thornfield
27mConditions have improved at Lowood School, and Jane finds a measure of contentment, first as pupil and later as teacher.
4. Rochester
30mHappy in her new post, Jane gets on with a new pupil, Adele, and the housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax. She also meets her new employer, Mr. Rochester.
5. Guests
30mJane is baffled and fascinated by her employer, Mr. Rochester, who seems more than usually interested in her.
6. A Death in the Family
30mMr. Rochester is entertaining guests and Jane is perturbed by his evident fondness for Blanche Ingram.
7. Proposal
30mSummoned by her dying aunt, Jane returns to Gateshead Hall, scene of her unhappy childhood.
8. A Secret Is Revealed
30mMr. Briggs interrupts the wedding of Jane and Mr. Rochester with the claim that the marriage cannot proceed, as Mr. Rochester has a wife.
9. Beggarwoman to Teacher
30mJane wanders the moors, poor, starving, and heartbroken, until she is rescued.
10. Family Found
30mA destitute Jane has found sanctuary with the Rivers family and has a new post as teacher at the local school.
Created by: Barry Letts
Available on: BBC One, Central Television USSR
