

The transmission of the first episode brought about a major debate on social media sites about the sound quality and inaudible dialogue, culminating in over 2,000 complaints being received by the end of the series.


Mary becomes attracted to Jem Merlyn ( Matthew McNulty), Joss' younger brother who is a petty thief.

Mary soon realizes that the inn has no guests and is being used as the hub of Joss' criminal activity, misleading ships and plundering their wreckage. Mary finds Aunt Patience under the spell of her husband, Joss Merlyn ( Sean Harris) after she arrives at Jamaica Inn, a coaching inn he owns in Cornwall. It tells the story of Mary Yellan ( Jessica Brown Findlay) who is uprooted to live with her Aunt Patience ( Joanne Whalley) after her mother dies. It was poorly received, becoming a subject of controversy and making national news over its mumbling cast and other sound problems. The three-part series, written by Emma Frost, is an adaptation of Daphne du Maurier's 1936 gothic novel Jamaica Inn. Jamaica Inn is a British drama television series that was first broadcast on BBC One for three consecutive nights from 21 to 23 April 2014.
