Today, I found myself thinking about the superb 1983 BBC adaptation of ‘Jane Eyre’, starring Zelah Clarke and Timothy Dalton. I looked it up, and somewhat spookily realised that the first episode aired exactly 40 years ago tomorrow! I remember teaching the novel to rapt Year 9s and showing them this production. Ah, those were the days!
Feeling such a craving to rewatch the 1983 Jane Eyre once again because not only is it the most faithful to the book, Dalton and Clarke have amazing chemistry together.
Clarke is the perfect Jane, winning him over with her words and mind and Dalton has “I LOVE MY POCKET WITCH” energy radiating out of every scene. Adorable.
Today marks the 40th anniversary of "Jane Eyre" 1983 version starring Zelah Clarke (Jane) and Timothy Dalton (Mr. Rochester).
This version is known for being the faithful adaptation of the novel and it is sometimes used in many schools to study its story. To this day, it remains one of the most popular adaptations of said novel.
almost done with jane eyre 1983 and it's like. timothy dalton is THE perfect rochester to me. this is the rochester to end all rochesters aside from the fact that he's way too hot to be playing him but at this point i can't really expect anything else. i love how stern and commanding he talks while never losing any of the charm that draws in jane. but it's killed by the fact that zelah clarke's jane is way too amicable and dispassionate (and. also not that interesting of an on screen presence sorry girl) to match any of the insane shit he does so it just kills most of the chemistry and makes me feel really bad for jane. like girl that man is a menace do not listen to that psychic voice that's the mold talking. she is simply too normal for dalton's rochester i'm afraid. jane eyre only works as a romance if jane is just as much of a freak as rochester anything else and it's just sad
Tried to draw my Noelle von Valancius. As I said in this post my character is close to Jane Eyre and in my childhood I had only one Jane Eyre portrayed by Zelah Clarke, so I used her as a reference (kind of).
I don't know how many times I've seen this particular adaptation. I think as many as LOTR: I think, I only need to hear sounds or voices from it without seeing it and I could tell what exactly happens on screen.