Jessica Brown Findlay as Mary Yellan
Sean Harris as Joss Merlyn
Shirley Henderson as Hannah Davey
Joanne Whalley as Patience Merlyn
Matthew McNulty as Jem Merlyn
Ben Daniels as Francis Davey
Andrew Scarborough as Magistrate Bassat
Danny Miller as William
Scarlett Archer as Beth
Production details: Filming began in September 2013 in Cornwall, Yorkshire and Cumbria. It was originally decided that the series would be filmed in Northern Ireland. The BBC was criticised for filming in Kirkby Lonsdale in Cumbria, as opposed to a location in Cornwall. An investment from Screen Yorkshire was provided for the series. The three-part series was commissioned by Ben Stephenson and Danny Cohen, both from the BBC.
Episode 1: (the mumbling one) Orphaned Mary Yellan travels to the remote Jamaica Inn to live with her Aunt Patience and brutal Uncle Joss. Isolated and alone, Mary must learn to navigate the perils of the smugglers’ world and her dangerous desire for Jem Merlyn.
Episode 2:
BBC receives over 100 complaints for episode one
The story itself remains a 3.75* read, however this TV miniseries is atrocious and I could not possibly recommend it.