Jane Eyre (1956 TV series)
| Jane Eyre | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Period drama |
| Based on | Jane Eyre by Charlotte Brontë |
| Screenplay by | Constance Cox Ian Dallas |
| Directed by | Campbell Logan |
| Starring | Stanley Baker Daphne Slater |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of episodes | 6 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC tv |
| Release | 24 February – 29 March 1956 |
Jane Eyre is a six-part 1956 British TV adaptation of the 1847 novel by Charlotte Brontë.[1][2] Unlike most BBC programming of the 1950s, the series survives intact, but had not been shown publicly in decades beyond a single 55 second clip on BBC iPlayer, until a complete bootlegged copy of all six episodes was uploaded to YouTube on 5 June 2025.[3][4]
Cast
- Daphne Slater as Jane Eyre
- Stanley Baker as Edward Rochester[5]
- Philip Howard as Footman John
- Dorothy Black as The Mad Woman
References
- ^ "David Leader, 'The Perfect TV Script'". TV Mirror. 25 February 1956. Retrieved 26 May 2012.
- ^ "Jane Eyre: Part 1". 24 February 1956. p. 23. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ http://www.lostshows.com/default.aspx?search=jane+eyre [dead link]
- ^ "BBC - Jane Eyre, Episode 2, Mr Rochester takes a tumble".
- ^ Vagg, Stephen (28 December 2025). "Forgotten British Moguls: Stanley Baker". Filmink. Retrieved 28 December 2025.
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