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Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre

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Overview

Charlotte Bronte's classic about an orphan girl who grows up to become a governess in a gloomy manor in Yorkshire, where she falls in love with the mysterious Edward Rochester.

Created by Charlotte Brontë
Written by Charlotte Brontë, Caroline Skinner
Produced by Helga Dowie, Diederick Santer
NetworksBBC One

Top Cast

Ruth Wilson

Ruth Wilson

Jane Eyre

Toby Stephens

Toby Stephens

Edward Rochester

Tara Fitzgerald

Tara Fitzgerald

Mrs. Reed

Lorraine Ashbourne

Lorraine Ashbourne

Mrs. Fairfax

Pam Ferris

Pam Ferris

Grace Poole

Christina Cole

Christina Cole

Blanche Ingram

J

Jeanne Golding

Lady Lynn

N

Ned Irish

George

Arthur Cox

Arthur Cox

Colonel Dent

T

Tim Goodman

Sir George Lynn

Themes & Keywords

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About Jane Eyre

Jane Eyre is a drama series that first aired in 2006 exploring themes of based on novel or book, miniseries, orphan, period drama, woman director, costume drama. Created by Charlotte Brontë, it stars Ruth Wilson, Toby Stephens, Tara Fitzgerald. Charlotte Bronte's classic about an orphan girl who grows up to become a governess in a gloomy manor in Yorkshire, where she falls in love with the mysterious Edward Rochester.

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