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Jane Eyre
Jane Eyre: Season 1

Air Date

October 9, 1983

Episodes

11 episodes

Jane Eyre

Season 1

Overview

A young governess falls in love with her mysterious employer, but a terrible secret puts their happiness at risk.

Episodes

Gateshead

1. Gateshead

October 9, 1983
30 min

This dramatization begins with Jane as a neglected orphan child, unjustly punished by her aunt.

Lowood Institute

2. Lowood Institute

October 16, 1983
30 min

Jane's open defiance of her unjust and tyrannical aunt has led to her dismissal from Gateshead Hall. She's to go instead to Lowood School, where strict discipline is in order.

Thornfield

3. Thornfield

October 23, 1983
30 min

Conditions have improved at Lowood School & Jane finds a measure of contentment, first as pupil and later as teacher.

Rochester

4. Rochester

October 30, 1983
30 min

Happy in her new post, Jane gets on with a new pupil, Adele, and the housekeeper, Mrs. Fairfax. She also meets her new employer, Mr. Rochester.

Guests

5. Guests

November 6, 1983
30 min

Jane is baffled and fascinated by her employer, Mr. Rochester, who seems more than usually interested in her.

A Death in the Family

6. A Death in the Family

November 13, 1983
30 min

Mr. Rochester is entertaining guests and Jane is perturbed by his evident fondness for Blanche Ingram.

Proposal

7. Proposal

November 20, 1983
30 min

Summoned by her dying aunt, Jane returns to Gateshead Hall, scene of her unhappy childhood.

A Secret Is Revealed

8. A Secret Is Revealed

November 27, 1983
30 min

Mr. Briggs interrupts the wedding of Jane and Mr. Rochester with the claim that the marriage cannot proceed, as Mr. Rochester has a wife.

Beggarwoman to Teacher

9. Beggarwoman to Teacher

December 4, 1983
30 min

Jane wanders the moors, poor, starving, and heartbroken, until she is rescued.

Family Found

10. Family Found

December 11, 1983
30 min

A destitute Jane has found sanctuary with the Rivers family and has a new post as teacher at the local school.

Reunion

11. Reunion

December 18, 1983
30 min

Jane is about to accept John Rivers' proposal when she hears Rochester's voice calling her.