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 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Douglas Allen |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
| Original release | |
| Network | BBC One |
| 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]
The series is now complete after returns from the Hungarian archive, with 2 copies of episode 2 (one with Hungarian subtitles) confirmed by Kaleidoscope on 22/10/2025.
Cast
- Ann Bell as Jane Eyre
- Richard Leech as Mr. Rochester
- Elsie Arnold as Mrs. Fairfax
- Stephanie Bidmead as Leah
- Nan Marriott-Watson as Grace Poole
- Elaine Pratt as Adèle
- Hira Talfrey as Mrs. Rochester
- Patricia Cree as Mary Ingram
- Brenda Dean as Mary Rivers
- William Devlin as Mr. Briggs
- Sonia Dresdel as Mrs. Reed
- Jane Eccles as Lady Ingram
- Alan Edwards as Lord Ingram
- Betty Hardy as Hannah
- Anthony Jacobs as Mr. Mason
- Arthur Lawrence as Colonel Dent
- Justine Lord as Blanche Ingram
- William Russell as St. John Rivers
- Penny Whittam as Diana Rivers
- Elizabeth Benzimra as Alice
- Michael Bilton as Landlord
- Rachel Clay as Jane Eyre as a child
- Mark Dignam as Mr. Brocklehurst
- Arthur Hewlett as Clergyman
- Marie Kean as Miss Miller
- Tonie MacMillan as Mrs. Brocklehurst
- Kika Markham as Helen Burns
- Jane Merrow as Rosamund Oliver
- Leonard Trolley as Doctor
- Margot Van der Burgh as Miss Temple
- Ann Way as Bessie
- Meadows White as John
- Joan Young as Nurse
References
- ^ "Jane Eyre: Episode 1". 7 April 1963. p. 15. Archived from the original on 29 August 2022 – via BBC Genome.
- ^ Klossner p.193
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.