
Wide Sargasso Sea
Drama · Romance
Overview
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.
Top Cast


Rafe Spall
Rafe Spall
Edward Rochester
Rafe Spall
Edward Rochester


Rebecca Hall
Rebecca Hall
Antoinette Cosway
Rebecca Hall
Antoinette Cosway


Nina Sosanya
Nina Sosanya
Christophine
Nina Sosanya
Christophine


Victoria Hamilton
Victoria Hamilton
Aunt Cora
Victoria Hamilton
Aunt Cora


Lorraine Burroughs
Lorraine Burroughs
Amelie
Lorraine Burroughs
Amelie
Alex Robertson
Alex Robertson
Richard Mason
Alex Robertson
Richard Mason


Karen Meagher
Karen Meagher
Grace Poole
Karen Meagher
Grace Poole


Fraser Ayres
Fraser Ayres
Daniel
Fraser Ayres
Daniel
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