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Masterpiece Theatre; Jane Eyre

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Series

Masterpiece Theatre

Program

Jane Eyre

Series Description

Program premiered in 1971 with The First Churchills. Hosted by Alastair Cooke. Intended as a showcase for the best of British television drama. Spawned MYSTERY! in 1980. Current executive producer Rebecca Eaton. All promotion of program done by Frank Goodman & Associates (see below). Synopsis, cast information and producers listed by individual title. Series release date: 1971

Program Description

Aired Saturdays June 30-July 28, 1979. A BBC Radio dramatization of Charlotte Bronte s novel, starring Meg Wynn Owen as Jane and Patrick Allen as Mr. Rochester. The story follows Jane Eyre from her bleak childhood at a boarding school to the post of governess at the mysterious Thornfield Hall where she falls in love with Mr. Rochester.

Duration

01:56:46

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Drama

Citation

Chicago: “Masterpiece Theatre; Jane Eyre,” GBH Archives, accessed December 28, 2024, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7403FC67605B46C3BEC24958517849D5.

MLA: “Masterpiece Theatre; Jane Eyre.” GBH Archives. Web. December 28, 2024. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7403FC67605B46C3BEC24958517849D5>.

APA: Masterpiece Theatre; Jane Eyre. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_7403FC67605B46C3BEC24958517849D5