Jamaica Inn (1983 TV series) Jamaica Inn (1983 TV series) Jamaica Inn is a 1983 British television miniseries adapted from the novel "Jamaica Inn" by Daphne du Maurier. It is a gothic period piece of piracy, smuggling and murder set in northeastern Cornwall, England in the early 19th century and stars Jane Seymour, Patrick McGoohan and Trevor Eve. It was directed by Lawrence Gordon Clark. The production is set in Cornwall, England in the early 19th century, centered on a free house, 'Jamaica Inn' in Bodmin Moor near modern Bolventor. When her seafaring husband dies in the destruction of his sailing ship by wreckers on
Bedelia Du Maurier of "Rebecca" and "The Birds". The original intention was to cast an older actress, with Angela Lansbury the first choice for the part. When schedule conflict prevented from hiring Lansbury, Fuller decided on rewriting the character for a younger actress (Gillian Anderson); he explained: After the airing of the second episode of season two, in which Du Maurier outsmarts Lecter, Fuller tweeted: "Bedelia is the smartest character on the show". On the decision to extend Du Maurier's character in season 3, Fuller stated: "The cast and crew of "Hannibal" are positively giddy to be welcoming Gillian to season 3 as