I did watch this one based on Masterpiece Theatre's reputation and the fawning reviews written here. But "the best adaptation" and "history in the making" etc. etc.?? I'm sorry but this is not a true adaptation and plays a bit too fast and loose for me. If one seeks to adapt a classic and changes the details that made it a classic, one is doomed to mediocrity at best and failure at worse. This falls into the former category. This simply will be seen as an also ran, especially when compared to the Zeffirelli version of 1996. Performances were fine but screenplay is off. Read the book and compare and contrast-- I'll bet this miniseries won't be the victor. P.S. favorably comparing this version of Jane Eyre to the 1996 BBC version of Pride and Prejudice is BLASPHEMY! That was and is one the single Best versions of classic literature transcribed to screen.
