Jane Eyre (1973 TV series)

Jane Eyre
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Written byJane Eyre
by Charlotte Brontë
Screenplay byRobin Chapman
Directed byJoan Craft
StarringSorcha Cusack
Michael Jayston
Original languagesEnglish
French
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerJohn Mcrae
Running time275 minutes
Original release
Release27 September (1973-09-27) –
25 October 1973 (1973-10-25)
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Charlotte Brontë's novel Jane Eyre (1847) has been the subject of numerous television and film adaptations.[1] This 1973 four-hour literary version was originally broadcast as a five-part BBC television drama serial.[2] It was directed by Joan Craft and starred Sorcha Cusack and Michael Jayston.[3]

  1. ^ "BBC - Drama - Jane Eyre - The History of Jane Eyre On-Screen". www.bbc.co.uk.
  2. ^ "Jane Eyre: Part 5". 25 October 1973. p. 61 – via BBC Genome.
  3. ^ "Jane Eyre Part 1 (1973)". BFI. Archived from the original on 30 March 2019.