no other film version of jane eyre can touch this one for fidelity to the book and excellence of performance . michael jayston be the perfect mr. rochester he look the part and attractive yet not too pretty and and able to convince u of his hidden good quality under a rough and abrasive exterior . sorcha cusack be wonderful a jane exactly what charlotte bronte set out to create and a plain and retire heroine whose personality blaze through and captivates u . this version give u the entire story and from jane deprive childhood and year at lowood school to her life at thornfield with mr. rochester . it even treat seriously the interlude with her cousin and st. john river and his sister and something film version of the novel usually try to minimize or alter completely . paradoxically and this actually work and make sense and although it be an interruption in the more interesting jane rochester story . the dialogue and narration be often take directly from the novel and with just some abbreviation . i wish this version would appear on video it be far superior to any of the others make for tv or the big screen . if you see it be broadcast ( it turn up on canadian tv sometimes ) do not miss it .