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Wide Sargasso Sea

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.

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.

1 hour, 24 minutes

Last on

Thu 6 Oct 2011 01:25

Credits

Role Contributor
Edward Rochester Rafe Spall
Antoinette Cosway Rebecca Hall
Christophine Nina Sosanya
Aunt Cora Victoria Hamilton
Daniel Fraser Ayres
Amelie Lorraine Burroughs
Richard Mason Alex Robertson
Grace Poole Karen Meagher
Producer Elwen Rowlands
Director Brendan Maher
Writer Stephen Greenhorn

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