Jane Eyre (1973) | Episode 5
Based on Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Jane's marriage to Rochester is prevented at the last minute due to the unexpected discovery that he is already married to someone else, and that his mentally ill wife also resides at Thornfield. Totally distraught, Jane decides to leave him.
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Being the Brontes
Martha Kearney, novelist Helen Oyeyemi and journalist Lucy Mangan travel to Haworth Parsonage, the home of Charlotte and her sisters Emily and Anne.
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To Walk Invisible
Charlotte, Emily and Anne Bronte face a bleak future, with their father half-blind and troubled brother Branwell in decline. As their situation worsens, Charlotte sees that writing could offer a way out. This is the story of the sisters' great novels and their extraordinary battle for recognition.