Jane Eyre: Return to Thornfield Hall

[ellenruddy]

stephens just brilliant as rochester...his facial expressions say it all...look at 0.51 when she tells him 'wherever you are is my home', .......that blink of the eye, he is taking in what she said and the tiny tiny smile... he knows now how she feels...

[farr0222]

Toby Stephens....I adore him, however this version of Jane Eyre is NOT my favorite...infact..none of the films/miniseries really are...to me, they dont really seem to capture the emotion of the book...but hey....its all good!

[TheTigerlily888]

Mr Rochester is no way like Heathcliff-he was a brat!

I enjoyed the book very much and i enjoyed this (BEST adaption if you ask me) They're different-I think I prefer watching this but I think the book is juts as good!

Toby and Ruth are amazing as their characters!!!!!

Loved this reference to the birds!!!!

[pearlearring17]

"Nonsense! I am the most romantic person I know!" ..sounds like a line out of oscar wilde, hehe!

[bmbleB95]

If I was being honest, I like this better than the book if only for the reason they're much more intimate with each other. And they actually have personality. I suppose the problem I was having was the lack of visuals in the book and the majority of it devoted to description, dialogue, and internal musings.

I love this so much better because I can see their interest in each other become so much more alive than in any other portrayal. Toby Stephens and Ruth Wilson have chemistry in this version.

[redkokeshidoll]

This is my favourite portrayal of Jane Eyre.

Toby Stephens is the perfect Mr. Rochester.

[ssparrow331]

I love the way Mr. Rochester is portayed in this...one of the best!

[udon890]

Toby is so charming.

[ravenel2]

I love the way Eshton treats Jane in this scene, likehe knows exactly what's going to happen. Surely there were decent people in every age, even if it wasn't common to treat the governess like a human being...

[hereslookinatyoukid1]

@ravenel2 Me too!! Like he's the only one who actually perceives that Rochester is wooing Jane, not Blanche (though Edward isn't very subtle about it) Eshton's the 'enlightened' character in every sense of the word :)

[Songsmirth]

I think that a lot of her love for him was that he treated her like an equal. It's the honest side of him but she shouldn't have said that about where he is is home. It puts her more in his power. He plays these women for his own ends. It was a man's world and women were the pawns. Men didn't think, "well, how would she think about this?" He didn't care of the havoc he wrot with Miss Ingram's feeling or those of her parents. Getting hopes up weither Miss Ingram loved him or not.

[urbanfolktale]

I think Ashton's astute scientific mind surely wouldn't have missed the change in mood of his host - look at the way he looks between Jane and Mr Rochester when talking about minds connected across space and time!

I love this version - I think I keep upping the view count with my weekly watchings :)

[missmuggledetector]

Return eh?

I never would of left XD

[shineyourlight55]

omg did they use the same Thornfield as in the 2006 version??? It looks exactly like it!

:)

[StrawberryMalt456]

@shineyourlight55 this is the 2006 version

[shineyourlight55]

@StrawberryMalt456 sorry i misspoke (or in this case mistyped lol). i think they use the same castle for every Jane Eyre movie--or at least it seems the same.

[shineyourlight55]

:44 to :50 is a little unrealistic--who would have the guts to say that without knowing how exactly the pther person feels about you???

[Songsmirth]

@shineyourlight55 Especially in that day and age. Also, women did not shake hands with men let alone a servant shaking hands with a better. Is Aston in the book? I thought I'd read it but maybe getting books mixed up. By the way, I'm deffinately glad BBC was kind enough to post this and allow us to enjoy it. :) I haven't watched this from the beginning, thinking the Timothy Dalton one couldn't be improved upon but am opening up my mind now. Will go back.

[Wizzywend]

I walked over that very same bridge just last week. Oooooh I love this series :)

[mrdee0]

I wish they made a movie from the other novel (I am Jane Eyre) I think that gives some more insight to the book/

[lavenderblossom]

I think Jane is pretty in such a demure, quietly sweet way...Rather like rain on a rose.

Lol, what am I saying? But that's what I mean :]

[ArwenUndomiel87]

I love the way he stay near to her.. and touch her shoulder, like if he wants to hug her.

[ladybird0708]

I've always been a fan of Ciaran Hinds as Mr. Rochester, but I have to say that Toby Stephens is really good too....thanks for uploading this!!!

[pookoos]

I have not seen this version- people keep recommending it to me. I think it's the first Jane Eyre I've seen who sort of smiles! Usually she's so dour. I want to watch.. hope it's on demand on Netflix.

[CrazyGood88]

It is hard to see her as plain when her eyes are so expressive, her mouth is so quirky and full, and her very countenance is one of prettiness. Im not a lesbian, I am a writer, and Ruth Wilson is hardpressed to be called plain.

[Pirate4T]

i agree, the more i watch her, the more beauty I see. it truly comes from the inside out.

[leonardoforlife]

@CrazyGood88 she does have amzingly expressive eyes i agree. they give her a lot of strength. she plays jane eyre so well

[CrazyGood88]

@leonardoforlife She does it beautifully...

[Elijartek]

a few years ago when I first read this novel I wasnt impressed but affter seeing the film... I'm on board.

[MissLicn]

I love how she says "Are you going?", like she's anxious or something, and he just looks so pleased and self-assured:-D

[marijevd]

I'm loving this, most definately gonna buy Jane Eyre! And, yes, of course the book is better, imagine the movie would be, terrible!

[ThreeWordsFirstWord]

do not buy it! it is on youtube the whole series!

[marijevd]

i know! I saw them all:) But i love them so much i wanted to have them:) So now I do:)

[ThreeWordsFirstWord]

i know what you mean it is great to have a good quality box set to watch without fear of copyright restrictions or bad quality! sometimes i do buy box sets when i am in a generous mood! LOL x

[udon890]

@ThreeWordsFirstWord : I want to thank the person who upload this. I do not have much money to buy much. I do like this video of Jane Eyre. Mr. Rochester knows how to flirt, if I am Jane Eyre, I would be intimidated by his look, his status and his wealth...... I would be afraid.

[FantasmaLuna]

Love Toby Stephens as Mr. Rochester!

[ThreeWordsFirstWord]

he really does play the part well!

[cruzx007]

he's so sexy 'specially @ 1:18

[sanyam71]

He is sexy in every scene... ; )

[HeathLover01]

LOL xD

How could u say that, Jane is really pretty !!

[tinach88]

i think, as it is allways the case, that the book is better. however i think this is the first time the character of mr. Rochester was portrayed in a way that actually made me see why someone would fall in love with him even if he had a dark sense of humour, etc. i finally see what jane sees in him.

[heelrunner]

@tinach88 so, so true. In the book, I didn't really like Mr. Rochester. I didn't like him at all, really. He is sarcastic, biting and bitter. I only liked him here,

[coolstar1986]

he book is so much better

[robynn0405]

mr rochester walks kinda weird. did anyone else notice tht?

[VideoVanabe]

Oh yes, that's what I've been meaning to comment on. He looked sort of a... stiff? I didn't like the interactions between Mr Rochester and Jane. It's far too much romanticized, and I find it too mushy for my taste. Just some personal opinions. I thought this version of Jane Eyre is still relatively enjoyable overall.

[MsAlexandraLily]

Well, I do like this version, but really this is not the one that follows the book closely. This version is very much romanticized.

[sliceofmilk]

I really want to read the book after watching this series, is the book really not as romantic? I´m a sucker for romantic Victorian stories, so I hope it is not too far of.

The movie from 1996 was ot very good in my opinion.

[Fierakeee]

i finsihed reading it yesterday

& it was amzing!!

[TwilightEdwardBella1]

I just finished yesterday for my report for school on any book and the book IS amazing. this is coming from a 13 yr old.

[klarochicka]

The book is a bit different and romantic :)

[IloveSirLancelot]

There's definitely romance in the book. It's not as obvious as in a film, because you can't see the people's expressions and actions; all we know is what"Jane" (aka Charlotte Bronte) tells us, which is limited due (I expect) to: a) what was socially acceptable at the time the book was written, and b) the number of pages it would take to explain every single expression and motion every character makes. But the romance is definitely there. :)

[sdragonrider]

this is my FAV version of Jane Eyre! :D. for some reason, the movie was deleted, so im grateful this clip is here! thnks sooo much!! :D

[LostGentlemen]

nooo - this version tries to much to please the younger viewers...

not a bad version at all but by far not as great and deep as the 1997 version with Samantha Morton and Ciarán Hinds

[julia59]

...younger viewers...? I'm not young woman at all, and in my opinion it's the best version of Jane Eyre.

[kellynch]

I'm an older viewer and I prefer this one to the Morton/Hinds version too. Morton/Hinds leaves out huge chunks of the plot; Hinds' Rochester yells too much and Morton's Jane is always crying. Bleagh.

[adams1030]

I do agree that this version IS a bit teened-down. A lot of light flirtation. Which I don't like in an adaptation of a classic like Jane Eyre. Jane's supposed to be a sensible, almost humorless person, and Rochester's supposed to be dark and angry, with a sardonic sense of humor. And I loved Mr. Rochester's words and speeches in the book, too, but they're all dumbed down, mundane words now. As a movie, it's cute and good. As an adaptation, not so good. lol. That's my personal take, anyway.

[mildetryth]

Gosh, I never saw this series before, but now I'm convinced I must!

[theinkbrain]

does anyone agree that rebecca is a retelling of jane eyre?

[desdemona42]

Oh God, yes! Daphne Du Maurier had cause to thank Charlotte Bronte a lot for her basic plot!

[theinkbrain]

both first wives (in my view) reflect hidden/unacceptable/non conforming/antisocial/un-submi­ssive/destructive/unacknowledg­ed  parts of the female psyche that the young girl does not yet possess.

but we know that she will not live the rest of her life as a diffident wimp.

[theinkbrain]

their relationship does not become 'real' until the manor is destroyed by fire and the older man has sustained a serious injury that changed him for life.

then they reverse roles and the young girl becomes the strong caretaker.

also the former (and exotic) wife is 'hidden' -

the young girl does not understand the nature of the 'secret'.

and it turns out that the first wife brings about her own(and 'well-deserved') violent death.

[theinkbrain]

yes - it is basically the same story line -

genteel but poor naive young girl/ orphan with fine sensibilities falls in love with/marries upper class self confident, wealthy autocratic older man with evil/mad, former wife who has a sinister 'keeper/servant' .

their relationship does not become 'real' until the manor is destroyed by fire and the older man has sustained a serious injury that changed him for life.

then they reverse roles and the young girl becomes the strong caretaker.

[XimenaBaires]

Everybody who has read them!

[lmlaheyj]

I think Toby should have had a more interesting reaction to Jane's declaration, than....nothing!! Even if it was just a facial expression.

[domramalaja]

Once upon a time I thought this scene in JE06 - when Jane returns from visting her aunt - was quite cute. But then I came across the BBC adaptation from 1973 ...

The subtle acting and the banter between the two leads struck me like lightening struck the old chestnut-tree.

And I do prefer that Jane runs away from Mr Rochester after saying those daring and revealing words "... and wherever you are is my home -- my only home."

[katieMgal]

I love how intelligent everyone sounds in there comments. =]

[galinaqt]

I am suprised that kids at school should learn Jane Eyre. I personnally think that this book is for much older age. Average kid would not understand and appreciate it.

[FantasmaLuna]

"Ungrateful thing!"

This guy always puts a smile to my face when I see him as Mr. Rochester!

[shiversandchills]

btw I like the actor they picked for Eshton. He is congenial and the least offensive of all Edward's "friends'.

[galinaqt]

I don't see any reason for introducing a new character who wasn't in the book.

[domramalaja]

To be more precise; Mr. Eshton is a character in the novel. Jane introduces us, the readers, to him like this in Chapter XVII:

"Mr. Eshton, the magistrate of the district, is gentleman-like: his hair is quite white, his eyebrows and whiskers still dark, which gives him something of the appearance of a 'père noble de théâtre.'".

But I agree with you. I cannot see why the scriptwriter found it necessary to change him to a young scientist and add all that about twins and "bad blood".

[galinaqt]

I now remember him, but he was just one of the "snobbish" guests not any better than others. Anyway this version allows a lot of liberties.

[belairbooklover]

Eshton's character gives J & R hope--that they can rise above their 'bad blood' and share a bond like those of twins. Screenwriters often take a character and use him to develop a theme, and Eshton reflects the redemption that R is searching for. J was always told she had bad blood, and R felt that Berta's madness was a result of bad blood that then condemned him. The thing that J & R share is the need to love and be loved, which is what draws them together, like twins.

[newt203]

Charlotte Bronte`s actual biography follows roughly the same path as Jane Eyres, only Bronte never married the gardian of her pupil. My theory: she was in love with him and it provided inspiration for this amazing book. Sort of what she wished would have happened.

Any thoughts?

[galinaqt]

I read that she was in love with the married man, but I think he was just a fellow teacher. His wife broke up their relationship. Bronter married somebody she didn't love and died during the pregnancy. Very sad. Mr. Rochestor was her dream man. Bronte would have let Jane stay with Mr. Rochestor after failed marriage, but the book would never be published.

[mendoncacorreia]

Charlotte's first love was Constantin Hèger, a married man, director of the 'Pensionnat Hèger' in Brussels, where she studied for a year or so.

Her second love was her future husband, Arthur Nicholls. His proposal came as a surprise to her because she thought he was in love with Emily - who thought he was in love with Charlotte!

After reading "Jane Eyre" and "Wuthering Heights", Patrick Brontë shouted to his sisters: "You are both in love with the same man!!!" How right he was!...

[galinaqt]

We probably read it from the different sources. I believe you have more accurate information. Does their brother thought that Arthur has features of both Rochestor and Heathcliff? To tell the truth I like "Wunthering Heights" and vengeful main hero much less than JE. I don't see what Mr. R. and Heathcliff have in common.

[mendoncacorreia]

I suppose Arthur said that simply because both novels deal with 'impossible loves': Catherine's love for Heathcliff (because of Edgar); Jane's love for Rochester (because of Bertha).

I fully agree with you that Rochester and Heathcliff have nothing in common; and you already know that I don't think that "Wuthering Heights" is a novel as good as "Jane Eyre".

You may find a couple of photographs of Arthur Bell Nicholls through 'Google'. One of them reminds me (vaguely) of... Michael Jayston!!!

[domramalaja]

Wow, I have not thought of the resemblance between Arthur Bell Nicholls and Mr. J. Now I really have to find the photos again!!!!

[with stars in my eyes and a silly smile on my lips]

[janeair1234]

fuck jane eyre that shitty book...i have to read that shitty BOOK man

FUCK CHARLOTTE BRONTE THAT FUCKING AUTHOR WHO WROTE THIS SHITTY BOOK FUCK

[Mukakukla1]

yea...

grow up

[galinaqt]

Why does Blanch blonde in so many versions? This Mr. Rochestor's friend wasn't in the book. I don't see any need in him.

[shiversandchills]

In the book she is certainly not blonde. It's a set-up for a rivalry between blonde and brunette that is contemporary.

[galinaqt]

Blanche should look like young Berta who was majestic brunette. Mr. Rochestor would never marry somebody who looks like his first one. That is why I think it is important to keep it true to book.

[shiversandchills]

Yes, why he keeps calling her his amazon. That was the figure for the heroine of the times. Jane was counter to it,but she was truly independent.

[mommyj76]

I loved the look Jane gave Rochester after he asks if he is leaving and he doesn't answer and then lets her know Eshton is using his coach. I play this DVD I bought every day because I love this adaptation so much. Stephens and Wilson did a marvelous job and I only hope BBC decides to pair them again.

[elham1979]

I glade they didn't caste a pretty actors to play Jane or Edward because both characters are plane in appearance but have quick witt and intelligent mannerism

[sclfoye]

I have to own this movie! I missed it when it was aired. Only got bits and pieces.

[miss0bianca0marie]

it's on youtube. "MissJaneAustenfan" put it up.

[Orbster25]

AHHH!..I just ordered the series :D...I should get it by next week! Can't wait! it is a series isn't it?

[knyghten59]

Ugh, this version isn't nearly as good as the CBS/FOX version with Timothy Dalton.

[queendiamondz18]

Good gosh, how I LUV this piece! I love the way Ruth Wilson & Toby Stephens act so well together. They make it seem so plausible...so REAL! The way Jane sees Mr. Rochester and keeps walking on, and the way he just senses her presence and turns around! Marvelous! Oh, and Sandy Welch wasn't bad on adding humor, either. I love Mr. Rochester's reaction when Mr. Eshton calls him cynical, and mocks him saying "Nonsense!" then laughs. I think this adaption of Jane Eyre is just pure brilliance! XD

[rakka981]

did they make a sequel to this movie?

[Lethstewmark]

Are you thinking of the prequel: The Wide Sargasso sea based on the novel of the same name. I forget the name of the author but basically the story centres on how Rochester meets his first wife.There have been two versions of this to my knowledge.

[fairytalefusion]

This is amazing. It really sweet in the beginning. he's a gorgeous Rochester!

[eppiemarner101]

this makes me giggle and cringe. :)

[nortenero]

Mhhhm... I remember I was watching this by accident, late at night. Then somehow I like it and also became a fan of Ruth Wilson. (Dec. 30, 2007 in HOUSTON). I wonder if there are other Mexicans who like this series as much as I do. One day I will travel to London, I swear!

[floralshade]

i'm half hispanic and i also live in Texas and i'm pretty much obsessed with this story so...there you go lol.

[nortenero]

I'm a pretty unique person in my high school, I adhere to my Northern Mexican roots while also being open-minded to other cultures and customs. Imaginate un vaquero Mexicano en Inglaterra! Damn, Ruth is beautiful.

[inouraeroplane]

Jane is so ugly, they did a good job portraying that in the film.

[tpwfff7]

go to: ruth wilson fan site and you'll see how beautiful she is-photoshots. Are you jealous?

[eppiemarner101]

golly gee.

how about i buy you some eyes for Christmas?

[dumyhary]

hahaha your tastes certainly dont suit Rochester's but although she isn't a beauty and is a bit plain SHE IS'NT UGLY

[rainbowspotter]

There so cute together. I love Toby as Rochester.

[adrienebrooke]

this is my absolute favorite BBC miniseries.

[regency08]

best there is...

[vintage1950]

weak acting

[tpwfff7]

You must be kidding. The best movie ever made.

[wotstrue]

what the fuck?

[sheelz321]

I echo bookworm1970 - though I adore this series!

Sheila

[bookworm1970]

It's about time you started to promote this adaptation,your publicity beforehand was nothing short of abysmal...and don't get me started on the sorry excuse you have for a cover on the British DVD...and the clip you've chosen to promote the downloadable version is banal to say the least...if you want to sell this DVD choose the fireside scene between EFR and Jane (the dressing gown moment).

[indigofairy]

No no im sorry, couldn't beat this version! Amazing! <3

[riverhouse2007]

This version is OK, but you can't beat the 1963 BBC version with an excruciatingly prim Ann Bell and a nicely devilish Richard Leech: more sexual tension, my dears. Why don't you release it on video?