Jane Eyre will air on BBC ONE

It's the first picture ever of this new Jane Eyre production!! And it definitely gives reassurance to our Good Vibes about this miniseries! Both Ruth Wilson and Toby Stephen look fabulous in their roles. Just take a look at them. How exciting!

Brontëana posts the link to the just out-of-the-oven press release from the BBC. It says the miniseries will air on BBC ONE. But it answers a few more questions:

The four-part serial also stars Francesca Annis as Lady Ingram, Christina Cole as Blanche Ingram, Lorraine Ashbourne as Mrs Fairfax, Pam Ferris as Grace Poole and Tara Fitzgerald as Mrs Reed.

Georgie Henley, who recently starred in the Christmas blockbuster The Chronicles of Narnia plays young Jane while Aidan McArdle plays the visionary John Eshton. The drama is currently filming entirely on location in Derbyshire.

So it will be four parts, which should be enough for them not to have to cut out on too much. Unless they decide to take bits off and introduce new, made up bits. Our Good Vibes insist on that NOT happening and the whole thing being very true to the novel and its spirit - shall we trust them?

The 'visionary John Eshton', though, puzzles us. But our Good Vibes cheer us on and wave it away as a mere mistake.

Also it's interesting to see that the whole film will be shot in Derbyshire, not just Haddon Hall as Thornfield.

Jane Tranter, BBC Controller of Drama Commissioning says: "Sandy Welch's wonderful version of Jane Eyre for BBC ONE will add that special ingredient to the mix of dramas due for transmission this autumn[...]"

Producer Diederick Santer adds: "In her brand new adaptation of Jane Eyre, Sandy Welch has mined Bronte's novel for every ounce of passion, drama, colour, madness and horror available, bringing to life Jane's inner world with beauty, humour and at times great sadness.

"The locations we have chosen are stormy and majestic and I hope that Sandy's original take on the story will be enjoyed as much by long-term fans of the book as by those who have never read it."

This confirms the latest reports about it being for autumn, not Christmas (though that would have been so fine). Our Good Vibes enthusiastically cheer at Sandy Welch's name just remembering how much we enjoyed North & South with a screenplay by her as well. It seems she set herself a hard task by intending on keeping both types of audiences happy. The result of her minings as described here does sound like a good one. We'll see, we'll see.

Orphaned at a young age, Jane (Ruth Wilson) is placed with her wealthy aunt Mrs Reed (Tara Fitzgerald) who neglects Jane in favour of her own three spoiled children.

Well, that Jane would be little Georgie Henley, but that's alright, we know it's Ruth Wilson's thunder.

Filming is underway until June at the historical medieval castle Haddon Hall, owned by Lord Edward Manners, and other locations across Derbyshire.

Many have yet time to plan a pilgrimage to the place and the rest of the stormy and majestic sites and try to catch a glimpse of our new Jane & co. We hope we will get some pictures in the meantime, though. This one and only new picture has only made us want more!

Oh dear, our Good Vibes are about to jump out of us for joy and excitement!

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