Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn apart by rumours, paranoia and a cultural divide.
Stars: Rafe Spall, Rebecca Hall, Nina Sosanya, Victoria Hamilton, Lorraine Burroughs, Alex Robertson
Crew: Les Lansdown (Costume Design), Carrie Hilton (Casting), Stephen Greenhorn (Writer), Victoria Goodall (Line Producer), Stevie Herbert (Production Design), Brendan Maher (Director)
Country: United Kingdom
Language: English
Studio: BBC Cymru Wales, Kudos
Runtime: 84 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 09, 2006
IMDb: 5
Keywords:mother, based on novel or book, england, insanity, jamaica, imprisonment, prequel, wedding, madness, attic
