Jamaica Inn

Jamaica Inn

NR Limited Series 2014 · 3 eps · ★ 6.5 · Drama

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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.

Created by Philippa Lowthorpe

Network: BBC One

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Jessica Brown Findlay Mary Yellan
Matthew McNulty Jem Merlyn
Sean Harris Joss Merlyn
Joanne Whalley Aunt Patience
Ben Daniels Francis Davey
Shirley Henderson Hannah Davey
Tristan Sturrock Eli Brown
Elliot Levey Ambrose
Christopher Fairbank Harry
Charles Furness Thomas
Patrick O'Kane Legassik
Andrew Scarborough Magistrate Bassat

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