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Jane Eyre

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.

1 hour, 32 minutes

On TV

Next Sunday09:25

Credits

RoleContributor
Edward RochesterOrson Welles
Jane EyreJoan Fontaine
Adele VarensMargaret O'Brien
BrockelhurstHenry Daniell
Jane Eyre as a ChildPeggy Ann Garner
Dr RiversJohn Sutton
BessieSara Allgood
Colonel DentAubrey Mather
Mrs ReedAgnes Moorehead
Helen BurnsElizabeth Taylor
DirectorRobert Stevenson
WriterRobert Stevenson
WriterAldous Huxley
WriterJohn Houseman

Broadcasts

In Our Time: Jane Eyre

In Our Time: Jane Eyre

Listen to Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Charlotte Bronte's classic novel.

Desert Island Discs

Desert Island Discs

Listen as Roy Plomley's castaway is actress Joan Fontaine.