William becomes intrigued by the shy and gentle Frances, but someone is watching him from the shadows.

The least-known of Charlotte Bronte's novels: a subtle, ambiguous and unsettling love story.

Omnibus of the last five of ten episodes dramatised by Rachel Joyce.

William Crimsworth ...... Paul Venables
Pelet ...... Roger May
Zoraide Reuter ...... Niamh Cusack
Frances ...... Claire Price
Sylvie ...... Penelope Rawlins
Hunsden ...... Shaun Dooley
The Boy ...... Jack Joseph Miller

Director: Tracey Neale

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in October 2005. Show less