Jane Eyre (1983) | Episode 8

Duration: 28'35''

Synopsis

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

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A 1983 television serial adaptation of Charlotte Brontë's 1847 novel of the same name, produced by BBC and directed by Julian Amyes.
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