Jamaica Inn (2014–2014)

TV ShowEndedDrama, History1 season, 3 episodes
Jamaica Inn posterReview score: 73%

Plot

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.As Mary gets drawn into the dangerous world of smuggling, she finds herself attracted to Jem Merlyn, Joss's roughly handsome younger brother. But he stands for everything that Mary despises and worse, she fears that he's involved in Joss's gang. Mary's morals and loyalties become deeply conflicted. Who can she trust? Can she even trust herself?

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  1. 01Jamaica Inn S01E01Episode 1S01E01 · 7.8Mary moves in with her Aunt when her mother passes away, avoiding her marriage to local boy Ned. Her Aunt Patience has changed remarkably when Mary finally arrives, as her uncle Joss has battered her down from the woman she once used to be. Mary finds herself drawn to Joss' brother Jem Meryln but has been warned away from him before now.
  2. 02Jamaica Inn S01E02Episode 2S01E02 · 7.0Joss' night terrors lead to some dramatic confessions as Mary begins to settle in to life at the Inn. Mary confides in Francis Davey, the local vicar and his sister Hannah, when she learns of the sailors Joss has killed.
  3. 03Jamaica Inn S01E03Episode 3S01E03 · 7.0Mary doesn't know who to trust as the net on her uncle and his smuggling tightens and Jem is taken into custody. Jem wants to avoid his and his brother's sentence of been hung and so makes its his mission to discover the identity of the man who gives Joss his orders. Mary tries to convince her Aunt to escape from Joss.

Episodes by season

Season01Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode3Episodes2014Aired 7.3Season avg
  1. S01E01Jamaica Inn S01E01Season's bestEpisode 1April 21, 2014 7.8Mary moves in with her Aunt when her mother passes away, avoiding her marriage to local boy Ned. Her Aunt Patience has changed remarkably wh
  2. S01E02Jamaica Inn S01E02Episode 2April 22, 2014 7.0Joss' night terrors lead to some dramatic confessions as Mary begins to settle in to life at the Inn. Mary confides in Francis Davey, the lo
  3. S01E03Jamaica Inn S01E03Episode 3April 23, 2014 7.0Mary doesn't know who to trust as the net on her uncle and his smuggling tightens and Jem is taken into custody. Jem wants to avoid his and

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Cast

Jessica Brown FindlayJessica Brown FindlayMary YellanMatthew McNultyMatthew McNultyJem MerlynSean HarrisSean HarrisJoss MerlynJoanne WhalleyJoanne WhalleyAunt PatienceBen DanielsBen DanielsFrancis DaveyShirley HendersonShirley HendersonHannah Davey

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