▁and ▁D aph ne ▁Sl ater ▁ 1 9 5 7 : ▁Jane ▁E y re , ▁an ▁N BC ▁Mat ine e ▁Theatre ▁production ▁st arring ▁Patrick ▁Mac ne e ▁and ▁Joan ▁El an ▁ 1 9 6 3 : ▁Jane ▁E y re , ▁a ▁BBC ▁series ▁st arring ▁Richard ▁Le ech ▁and ▁Ann ▁Bell ▁ 1 9 7 0 : ▁Jane ▁E y re , ▁st arring ▁George ▁C . ▁Scott ▁and ▁Sus ann ah ▁York ; ▁direct - to - TV ▁in ▁the ▁U . S . ▁but ▁given ▁the atr ical ▁release ▁in ▁Europe ▁( also ▁listed ▁above ) ▁ 1 9 7 2 : ▁J ana ▁E y ro vá , ▁produced ▁by ▁Czech oslov ak ▁television , ▁st arring ▁Mart a ▁Van č uro vá ▁( J ane ) ▁and ▁Jan ▁Ka č er ▁( Mr . ▁Ro chester ) ▁ 1 9 7 3 : ▁Jane ▁E y re , ▁a ▁BBC ▁series ▁st arring ▁Sor cha ▁C us ack ▁( J ane ), ▁Michael ▁Jay ston ▁( Mr . ▁Ro chester ), ▁Jul iet ▁W ale y ▁( You ng ▁Jane ) ▁and ▁T ina ▁He ath ▁( H elen ▁Burn s ); ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁dialog ue ▁is ▁taken ▁directly ▁from ▁the ▁original ▁novel ▁ 1 9 7 8 : ▁T elen ov ela   – ▁El ▁Ar d iente ▁Sec re to ▁( English ▁The ▁imp ass ioned ▁secret ), ▁a ▁ 2 0 - part ▁serial ▁novel ▁broadcast ▁in ▁Mexico ▁