A stolen Hindu diamond, the Moonstone, works its curse after being stolen from it's shrine. Just before Rachel's birthday, a man named Franklin Blake announces to Rachel that the Moonstone has been bequeathed to her by Herncastle. Blake gives her the jewel on her birthday and offers to mount the jewel for her to wear. The jewel goes missing and Rachel believes that Blake stole it. Determined to prove his innocence, Blake leaves in order to pursue the real truth behind the theft.
Publisher:[S. Burlington, Vt.] : WGBH Boston Video, c2005.
General Note: Closed-captioned for the hearing impaired.For private home use only.Originally broadcast on BBC television in 1996.Based on the novel by Wilkie Collins.
Creation/Production Credits Note: Director of photography, John Daly ; music, Rick Wentworth.
Participant or Performer Note: Greg Wise, Antony Sher, Patricia Hodge, Peter Vaughan, Peter Jeffrey, Lesley Sharp, Keeley Hawes.