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Rachel Joyce dramatises Charlotte Bronte's iconic tale of injustice, romance, passion and danger. Starring Amanda Hale and Tom Burke.
Award winning writer Rachel Joyce dramatises this
beloved novel for the bicentenary celebrations of Charlotte Bronte's birth.
A fantastic mix of injustice, romance, passion and danger wrapped
up in a glorious love story.
Produced and Directed by Tracey Neale
Award winning writer Rachel Joyce and Producer Tracey Neale are the team that brought The Professor, Villette and Shirley to the Radio 4 airwaves. And now
for the bicentenary celebrations it is time for the most beloved of Charlotte's novels - Jane Eyre.
Starring Amanda Hale (Ripper Street, The White Queen and Catastrophe) and Tom Burke (The Musketeers and War and Peace) the chemistry between the two as they play Jane and Rochester is both sparkling and spell binding.
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Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss one of the best-known novels in British fiction
Credits
| Role | Contributor |
|---|---|
| Jane | Amanda Hale |
| Rochester | Tom Burke |
| Mrs Fairfax | Susan Jameson |
| Young Jane | Nell Venables |
| John Reed | Tom Taylor |
| Mrs Reed | Tracy Wiles |
| Bessie | Katie Redford |
| Brocklehurst | Gerard McDermott |
| Helen Burns | Rebecca Hamilton |
| Grace Poole | Debra Baker |
| Blanche Ingram | Evie Killip |
| Mason | Ewan Bailey |
| Director | Tracey Neale |
| Producer | Tracey Neale |
| Author | Charlotte Bronte |
| Adaptor | Rachel Joyce |
Broadcasts
- Mon 29 Feb 2016 10:45BBC Radio 4
- Mon 29 Feb 2016 19:45BBC Radio 4
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