Jane Eyre (1963 TV series)
| Jane Eyre | |
|---|---|
 Opening title | |
| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë |
| Written by | Constance Cox |
| Directed by | Rex Tucker |
| Starring | Ann Bell Richard Leech |
| Composer | Tristram Cary |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 (2 missing) |
| Production | |
| Producer | |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Release | |
| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 7 April – 12 May 1963 |
Jane Eyre is a British television series which first aired on the BBC in 1963.[1] It is an adaptation of the 1847 novel of the same title by Charlotte Brontë.[2] Episodes 2 and 3 are missing, believed lost.[3]
Cast[]
- Ann Bell as Jane Eyre
- Richard Leech as Mr. Rochester
- as Mrs. Fairfax
- Stephanie Bidmead as Leah
- Nan Marriott-Watson as Grace Poole
- as Adèle
- as Mrs. Rochester
- as Mary Ingram
- as Mary Rivers
- William Devlin as Mr. Briggs
- Sonia Dresdel as Mrs. Reed
- as Lady Ingram
- Alan Edwards as Lord Ingram
- as Hannah
- as Mr. Mason
- as Colonel Dent
- Justine Lord as Blanche Ingram
- William Russell as St. John Rivers
- as Diana Rivers
- as Alice
- Michael Bilton as Landlord
- as Jane Eyre as a child
- Mark Dignam as Mr. Brocklehurst
- Arthur Hewlett as Clergyman
- Marie Kean as Miss Miller
- as Mrs. Brocklehurst
- Kika Markham as Helen Burns
- Jane Merrow as Rosamund Oliver
- Leonard Trolley as Doctor
- as Miss Temple
- Ann Way as Bessie
- as John
- as Nurse
References[]
- ^ "Jane Eyre: Episode 1". April 7, 1963. p. 15 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ Klossner p.193
- ^ https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0228450/trivia/?ref_=tt_trv_trv.
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Bibliography[]
- Klossner, Michael. The Europe of 1500-1815 on Film and Television: A Worldwide Filmography of Over 2550 Works, 1895 Through 2000. McFarland & Company, 2002.
External links[]
Categories:
- BBC television dramas
- 1963 British television series debuts
- 1963 British television series endings
- 1960s British drama television series
- English-language television shows
- Television series set in the 19th century