Wide Sargasso Sea

Wide Sargasso Sea

2006
★★★☆☆ 5.6/10
⏱️ 84 minutes
📅 Released
🌐 EN
DramaRomance
Dramatisation of Jean Rhys's novel set in 19th-century Jamaica. The tragic story of the first Mrs Rochester from Charlotte Bronte's Jane Eyre centres on an arranged marriage between a white Creole heiress and a brooding Englishman, who fall in love only to be torn apart by rumours, paranoia and a cultural divide.

Where to Watch (US)

Stream

PBS Masterpiece Amazon Channel

Cast

Rafe Spall
Rafe Spall
Edward Rochester
Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall
Antoinette Cosway
Nina Sosanya
Nina Sosanya
Christophine
Victoria Hamilton
Victoria Hamilton
Aunt Cora
Lorraine Burroughs
Lorraine Burroughs
Amelie
Alex Robertson
Alex Robertson
Richard Mason

Crew

Director
Brendan Maher
Writer
Stephen Greenhorn, Jean Rhys
Producer
Jane Featherstone, Claire Parker, Elwen Rowlands

Production

BBC Cymru Wales, Kudos

Keywords

motherbased on novel or bookenglandinsanityjamaicaimprisonmentprequelweddingmadnessattic