Wide Sargasso Sea
“Wide Sargasso Sea, Jean Rhys' steamy prequel to Charlotte Brontë's Jane Eyre”
2006•15•1h 24m•5.6•Released
DramaRomance
Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn apart by rumours, paranoia and a cultural divide.
Director
Brendan Maher
Writer
Stephen Greenhorn, Jean Rhys
Budget
$2M
Languages
English
Studio
BBC Cymru Wales
Cast
Rafe Spall
Edward Rochester
Rebecca Hall
Antoinette Cosway
Nina Sosanya
Christophine
Victoria Hamilton
Aunt Cora
Lorraine Burroughs
Amelie
Alex Robertson
Richard Mason
Karen Meagher
Grace Poole
Fraser Ayres
Daniel
Production
Company
BBC Cymru Wales
Company
Kudos
Producer
Elwen Rowlands
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