A lavish production

TV Insider ranks the '15 Best Masterpiece Shows' and one of them is

Jane Eyre

2006

Before screenwriter Sandy Welch adapted the aforementioned Emma for the BBC, she brought this Charlotte Brontë story to the network, with Ruth Wilson making a breakout turn as the titular governess with a troublesome past. “A lavish production in all the right ways — script, cast, direction, location, details — this is a perfect literary adaptation,” one IMDb user rhapsodized. (Dan Clarendon)

Yesterday was Mother's Day in the UK and so AnneBrontë.org paid tribute to Maria Brontë née Branwell.