Penniless and starving on the moors, Jane is rescued by clergyman St John Rivers who nurses her back to health.

Returning to Thornfield, Jane expects Rochester to wed Blanche Ingram and is shocked by a very different marriage proposal.

Jane finds she has a rival for Rochester's attentions. A visitor from overseas brings trouble to Thornfield.

After surviving a harsh charity school, orphan Jane Eyre takes a job as a governess. But her peaceful existence is suddenly shattered.