After a childhood that would have broken weaker girls, Jane Eyre finds a respectable position as governess to the ward of the enigmatic Mr. Rochester. Twenty years her senior, brusque, and hardened by loss, Mr. Rochester finds his spirited new employee strangely bewitching. Despite the social chasm that divides them, they are drawn to each other as equals and contemplate true happiness at last. But there is an impediment to their love that tests Jane’s integrity and strength almost beyond endurance.Considered by many to be the best adaptation of Charlotte Brontë’s romantic classic, this BBC miniseries is true to the original story, with dialogue taken directly from the novel. Best of all is the perfect casting and chemistry of the unlikely lovers, with Sorcha Cusack (Casualty) as Jane and Michael Jayston (Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy) as Mr. Rochester.

简爱（泽拉· 克拉克 Zelah Clarke 饰）从小就失去了父母，成为孤儿，在经历了种种磨难之后，简爱终于完成了学业，成为了一名教师。简爱来到了桑菲尔德山庄，在那里遇见了个性古怪的罗切斯特（提摩西·道尔顿 Timothy Dalton 饰），两人针锋相对，常常产生激烈的争辩，与此同时，爱情亦在默默滋生。罗切斯特无法抑制内心的感情，向简爱表白，沉浸在幸福之中的简爱答应了罗切斯特的求婚。然而，就在婚礼即将举行之时，简爱意外的发现罗切斯特竟然有一位精神失常的妻子。悲愤交加的简爱离开了桑菲尔德山庄，一路奔波最终晕倒在了神父圣约翰（James Marcus 饰）的家门前。善良的约翰收留了简爱，并对她产生了真挚的感情。然而，简爱拒绝了约翰的求爱，因为她的心中依然爱着罗切斯特。