Jamaica Inn — Season 1, Episode 2: Wreckers!
Drama, Crime • 60 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 5.0/10
Episode synopsis
Mary digs deeper into the inn’s illicit activities as evidence mounts of murder and wrecking. Conflicts within the Merlyn family intensify; Jem’s ambiguous loyalties are revealed and Mary faces increasing threats. She seeks help from Reverend Davey while tension and violence escalate around the inn.
About Jamaica Inn
In the early 1800s, Mary Yellan's life is changed after her father is murdered by shipwreckers. When her mother dies of a broken heart not long afterwards, Mary is forced to go live with her Aunt Patience at her inn on Bodmin Moor. It's there that she discovers her slightly mad Uncle Joss is the wreckers' ringleader and that Jamaica Inn is their headquarters. Mary is determined to bring Joss and his gang to justice and calls upon Joss' younger brother Jem to help.