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Jane Eyre is a six-part 1956 British TV adaptation of the novel by Charlotte Brontë. Unlike most BBC programming of the 1950s, the series survives intact.
Original Release
02/24/1956 on BBC
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Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Daphne Slater | Jane Eyre |
| Stanley Baker | Mr. Rochester / Rochester |
| Dorothy Black | The Mad Woman |
| Barbara Everest | Mrs. Fairfax |
| Joyce Chancellor | Leah |
| Philip Howard | Footman John |
| Valerie Smith | Adele |
| Jane Henderson | Grace Poole |
| Roger Snowdon | Mr. Mason |
| Jane Hardie | Blanche Ingram |
| # | Title | Air Date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Episode #1.1 | Friday, 24 February 1956 |
| 2 | Episode #1.2 | Friday, 02 March 1956 |
| 3 | Episode #1.3 | Friday, 09 March 1956 |
| 4 | Episode #1.4 | Friday, 16 March 1956 |
| 5 | Episode #1.5 | Friday, 23 March 1956 |
| 6 | Episode #1.6 | Thursday, 29 March 1956 |
Directors
Writers
Ian Dallas, Constance Cox, Charlotte Brontë
Cast
| Name | Character |
|---|
| Daphne Slater | Jane Eyre |
| Stanley Baker | Mr. Rochester / Rochester |
| Dorothy Black | The Mad Woman |
| Barbara Everest | Mrs. Fairfax |
| Joyce Chancellor | Leah |
| Philip Howard | Footman John |
| Valerie Smith | Adele |
| Jane Henderson | Grace Poole |
| Roger Snowdon | Mr. Mason |
| Jane Hardie | Blanche Ingram |
| Mary Hignett | Lady Ingram |
| Iris Russell | Diana Rivers |
| Eric Lander | St. John Rivers |
| Peter Bathurst | Colonel Dent |
| Marian Spencer | Mrs. Reed |
| Jennifer Wright | Mary Rivers |
| Benedicta Leigh | May Ingham |
| Phyllis Morris | Hannah |
| Michael Partridge | Lord Ingram |
| Ian Fleming | Briggs |
Producers
| Name | Role |
|---|
| Campbell Logan | Producer |
