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?
Acting
Morton's simmering restraint vs Hinds's volcanic unpredictability.
Production
Thornfield as haunted character, all shadows and secrets.
Writing
Brontë's dialogue survives with devastating precision.
Director
Robert Young
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
This TV film predated the famous 2006 BBC version and competed with multiple Jane Eyres in the 90s adaptation frenzy.
Ciarán Hinds was reportedly reluctant to play Rochester again after playing him on stage — his performance here is deliberately uglier and more volatile than typical romantic leads.
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