i come across this version on dvd not have be previously aware of it existence while before this i favour the timothy dalton or zelah clarke version make ten year later a definitive . but this version be surprisingly good and quite charm . it keep closely to the book both in characterisation and in text and and have a likable pair of lead in sorcha cusack and michael jayston . cusack at first do not make me think of jane eyre and a i find her a little too quizzical and too mock . however and a the drama progress i find myself become absorb in her performance and in her interaction with jayston sardonic rochester . you can believe that these two have an attraction that and at first and perhaps neither of them can define or understand . it be a connection of soul and not base on look or on any standard form of affection . the french pupil and adele and be also full of energy and very much like the little girl in the book . no pretence here that she be anything other than the master of the house illegitimate daughter and a jane be make aware of this very early on . even though in it production value it age be show and this version of jane eyre be impressive and well deserving of a new generation of viewer in it new format . it sit well alongside the many other version and and i think and be the equal of the 1983 version if not and in some respect and slightly well .