Jamaica Inn

A brooding, atmospheric period drama that immerses you in a bleak, windswept world of secrets and menace, though the experience is hampered by muffled sound.

Created by

Philippa Lowthorpe

Genres

Drama

Starring

Jessica Brown Findlay, Matthew McNulty, Sean Harris

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.

How it feels

Dark, tense, melancholic and eerie. Slow-burning and needs your attention.

About

Isolation, crime, betrayal, survival

Content

Mild violence and sexual content. No gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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