What can I say that hasn't already been said? Michael Jayston is a god. Sorcha Cusack the first Jane I can imagine Rochester falling in love with. Both are at once fascinating and very human and their chemistry is extraordinary.
Even minor characters such as Adele, Helen Burns and Mr Briggs are spot on - showing the care that was taken over this production. The direction manages to make Jane and Rochester's lengthy tete-a-tetes interesting - more than it ever did in the 1983 version - and the production values, for the time, are pretty good (a lovely touch - the wisps of smoke Rochester passes through after the fire).
I've watched it over five times now and each time find something new in it to like. Only the novel itself has done this to me. Highly recommended.
Even minor characters such as Adele, Helen Burns and Mr Briggs are spot on - showing the care that was taken over this production. The direction manages to make Jane and Rochester's lengthy tete-a-tetes interesting - more than it ever did in the 1983 version - and the production values, for the time, are pretty good (a lovely touch - the wisps of smoke Rochester passes through after the fire).
I've watched it over five times now and each time find something new in it to like. Only the novel itself has done this to me. Highly recommended.