Episode #1.2 (1 Oct. 2006)

Thornfield receives a visitor. This visitor seems to unsettle Rochester in a way Jane cannot understand. When Mason, the mysterious visitor, is badly injured one night, Jane's fears and questions about the North Tower come up once again.

Director:

Susanna White

Writers:

Charlotte Brontë (book), Sandy Welch (screenplay)

Stars:

Ruth Wilson, Toby Stephens, Lorraine Ashbourne

Cast

Episode credited cast:
Ruth Wilson	...	Jane Eyre
Toby Stephens	...	Edward Fairfax Rochester
Lorraine Ashbourne	...	Mrs. Fairfax
Aidan McArdle	...	John Eshton
Arthur Cox	...	Colonel Dent
Anne Reid	...	Gypsy Woman
Tim Goodman	...	Sir George Lynn
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Francesca Annis	...	Lady Ingram
Christina Cole	...	Blanche Ingram
Maisie Dimbleby	...	Mary Ingram
Pam Ferris	...	Grace Poole
Tara Fitzgerald	...	Mrs. Reed
Sam Hoare	...	Lynn Brother
Ned Irish	...	George
Cosima Littlewood	...	Adele

Storyline

Jane is able to rescue Rochester from the fire but starts asking questions who set the fire and from whom these strange sounds from the North Tower come from. She is left to believe that Grace Poole is responsible for the fire and does not understand why Grace Poole is not thrown out. Rochester unexpectedly leaves Thornfield the next morning and when he returns he is accompanied by a large party. One of them being the beautiful Blanche Ingram. A mysterious guest visits Rochester. When loud screams awaken the entire house, Jane is asked for assistance in taking care of the mysterious guest Mason, who is badly injured and lies in the North Tower, while Rochester calls for a doctor. Loud noises from the other side of the door in the North Tower keep unsettling Jane and she once again wonders who or what stays in there.

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Plot Keywords:

fire | masterpiece theatre

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Genres:

Drama | Romance

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Details

Release Date:

1 October 2006 (UK)

Filming Locations:

Haddon Hall, Bakewell, Derbyshire, England, UK

Company Credits

Production Co:

WGBH

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