Jamaica Inn

Overview

Set in 1820 against the forbidding backdrop of windswept Cornish moors, the story follows the journey of young and spirited Mary who is forced to live with her Aunt Patience after the death of her mother. Mary arrives at the isolated Jamaica Inn to discover her Aunt is a shell of the carefree woman she remembers from her childhood, and instead finds a drudge who is firmly under the spell of her domineering husband Joss. The Inn has no guests - the rooms are locked and kept for storage - but it soon becomes clear that it’s a cover, as Joss is the leader of a smuggling ring, and Jamaica Inn the hub of his ‘free’ trade.

Series details

First air date

2014

Last air date

2014

Status

Ended

Seasons

1

Episodes

3

Episode runtime

60 min

Genres

Drama

Original language

EN

Origin country

GB

Networks

BBC One

Created by

Philippa Lowthorpe

Production

Origin Pictures, Metromedia Producers Corporation

Cast

Jessica Brown Findlay

Mary Yellan

Matthew McNulty

Jem Merlyn

Sean Harris

Joss Merlyn

Joanne Whalley

Aunt Patience

Ben Daniels

Francis Davey

Shirley Henderson