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Jane Eyre review by A customer from Oxfordshire, UK

The BEST version! 26 June 2006
... this adaptation of the classic novel also features career-best performances by Michael Jayston as a spirited, if soulful, Rochester and Sorcha Cusack as a fascinating, passio... Read customer review

Michael Jayston - filmography

Tales Of The Unexpected - Vol. 1 - 4 (4 discs) (2000)
Starring: Christopher Lee, Peter Cushing, Anna Neagle
Director: none
Certificate:
Contains 16 episodes of the mystery/suspense, sci-fi series by Roald Dahl: "The Vorpal Blade," "The Tribute," "The Best Chess Player In The World," "The Wrong 'Un," "Hit And Run," "Have A Nice Death," "The Reconciliation," "Wink Three Times," "The Verger," "The Surgeon," "Time To Die," "Skeleton in ..read more »

58% from 223 members
Not available for rental

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea (1996)
Starring: Richard Crenna, Ben Cross, Nicholas Hammond
Director: Michael Anderson
Certificate:
A marine biologist (Crenna) is commissioned by the U.S. Navy to investigate a mysterious rash of attacks on military sea vessels. He recruits a crew--including his daughter Sophie (Cox)--and soon discovers the evil Captain Nemo (Cross) has been attacking the vessels from his submarine "The Nautilus...read more »

48% from 17 members
Currently unavailable

A Bit Of A Do - Series 2 - Episodes 5 To 7 on DVD (1988)
Starring: Gwen Taylor, Nicola Pagett, Michael Jayston
Director: David Reynolds, John Glenister
Certificate:
The final three episodes from the second series of the TV comedy series starring David Jsaon (THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY, ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES).

60% from 229 members

A Bit Of A Do - Series 2 - Episodes 1 To 4 (1988)
Starring: Gwen Taylor, Nicola Pagett, Michael Jayston
Director: David Reynolds, John Glenister
Certificate:
The first four episodes from the second series of the TV comedy series starring David Jason (THE DARLING BUDS OF MAY, ONLY FOOLS AND HORSES).

59% from 192 members
Not available for rental

A Bit Of A Do - Series 1 - Episodes 4 To 6 (1988)
Starring: Gwen Taylor, Nicola Pagett, Paul Chapman
Director: David Reynolds, John Glenister
Certificate:
The final three episodes from the first series of the TV comedy series.

59% from 242 members
Not available for rental

A Bit Of A Do - Series 1 - Episodes 1 To 3 (1988)
Starring: Gwen Taylor, Nicola Pagett, Paul Chapman
Director: David Reynolds, John Glenister
Certificate:
The first three episodes from the first series of the TV comedy series.

60% from 261 members
Not available for rental

Doctor Who - The Trial Of A Timelord (4 discs) on DVD (1986)
Starring: Colin Baker, Nicola Bryant, Bonnie Langford
Director: Nicholas Mallett, Ron Jones, Chris Clough
Certificate:
One of the most beloved sagas of the series. Includes the following: The Mysterious Planet: The TARDIS is drawn to a space station where the Doctor is subjected to a Time Lord inquiry into his behaviour, presided over by an Inquisitor. The prosecuting counsel, the Valeyard, presents the first ..read more »

70% from 679 members

Flesh And Blood - Part 1 (2 discs) on DVD (1980)
Starring: Thora Hird, Bill Fraser, Michael Jayston
Director: Terence Dudley
Certificate:
Features the complete episodes from the first series of the television drama that follows a family at breaking point.

56% from 57 members

Flesh And Blood - Part 2 (2 discs) on DVD (1980)
Starring: Thora Hird, Bill Fraser, Michael Jayston
Director: Terence Dudley
Certificate:
Features episodes 6-10 from the television drama that follows a family at breaking point.

52% from 39 members

Zulu Dawn on DVD (1979)
Starring: Burt Lancaster, Peter O'Toole, Simon Ward
Director: Douglas Hickox
Certificate:
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ZULU DAWN depicts the bloody Battle of Isandhlwana, in which 30,000 Zulu warriors wiped out nearly 1,500 British troops stationed in Natal. The film focuses most sharply on the preparations for battle and the political situation in the region at that time. Taking Zulu chief Cetshwayo's defiant ..read more »

64% from 1,876 member

Jane Eyre (2 discs) on DVD (1973)
Starring: Sorcha Cusack, Michael Jayston, Stephanie Beacham
Director: Joan Craft
Certificate:
A BBC drama based on the novel by Charlotte Bronte that tells the story of a young woman called Jane Eyre who takes the post of governess at Thornfield Hall. There, she falls in love with Mr Rochester but mystery and secrets surrounding the house and its occupants threaten to destroy her chance of ..read more »

63% from 179 members

The Homecoming (1973)
Starring: Cyril Cusack, Ian Holm, Michael Jayston
Director: Peter Hall
Certificate:
Possibly the best of the universally excellent films produced by the American Film Theatre, producer Ely Landau's programme that allowed moviegoers to subscribe to film versions of classic plays, Peter Hall's THE HOMECOMING is a magnificent adaptation of Harold Pinter's play. In it, a successful ..read more »

63% from 276 members
Currently unavailable

Nicholas And Alexandra on DVD (1971)
Starring: Michael Jayston, Janet Suzman, Laurence Olivier
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner
Certificate:
The story of the final years of Tsar Nicholas and Empress Alexandra of Russia, and the revolution which turned their lives upside down, and changed the world. Academy Award Nominations: 6, including Best Picture. Academy Awards: Best Art Direction-Set Decoration, Best Costume Design.

65% from 547 members

Cromwell on DVD (1970)
Starring: Alec Guinness, Richard Harris, Stratford Johns
Director: Ken Hughes
Certificate:
Following the rise of Oliver Cromwell (Richard Harris) to power as Lord Protector and in the process was central to bringing King Charles I to trial and exectution. In doing so, Cromwell laid the seeds for the more democratic Great Britain of today. This amazing story is told in an epic and lavish ..read more »

67% from 1,393 member

Fun At The Funeral Parlour (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: William Thomas, Alex Lowe, Rhys Thomas
Director: Peter Boyd Maclean
Certificate:
An off-the-wall comedy centring on a family-run funeral home and the wacky characters that drift in and out. With a cast featuring many from THE FAST SHOW, FUN AT THE FUNERAL HOME is black comedy at its best.

53% from 142 members

Pinter's Progress And The Homecoming (2 discs) on DVD
Starring: Steven Berkoff, Michael Caine, James Fox
Director: Peter Hall
Certificate:
This collection brings together two plays capturing the inspiring life and work from acclaimed British playwright Harold PINTER, PINTERS PROGRESS and THE HOMECOMING.

72% from 19 members

Michael Jayston facts

5 most recent films

Tales Of The Unexpected - Vol. 1 - 4 - 3.0 stars
20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - 2.5 stars
A Bit Of A Do - Series 2 - Episodes 5 To 7 - 3.0 stars
A Bit Of A Do - Series 2 - Episodes 1 To 4 - 3.0 stars
A Bit Of A Do - Series 1 - Episodes 4 To 6 - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Doctor Who - The Trial Of A Timelord - 3.5 stars
Cromwell - 3.5 stars
Nicholas And Alexandra - 3.5 stars
Zulu Dawn - 3.0 stars
The Homecoming - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea - 2.5 stars
Flesh And Blood - Part 2 - 2.5 stars
Pinter's Progress And The Homecoming - 3.5 stars
Fun At The Funeral Parlour - 2.5 stars
Flesh And Blood - Part 1 - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Brian Blessed - 8 times - show films
Anna Neagle - 5 times - show films
Honor Blackman - 5 times - show films
Tom Chadbon - 5 times - show films
Christopher Lee - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Terence Dudley - 6 times - show films
none - 5 times - show films
Ron Jones - 5 times - show films
Chris Clough - 5 times - show films
Nicholas Mallett - 5 times - show films