Tess of the D'Urbervilles is a three-hour television serial made by London Weekend Television, first broadcast in 1998, adapted for television by Ted Whitehead and directed by Ian Sharp and starring Justine Waddell, based on Thomas Hardy's 1891 book Tess of the d'Urbervilles.

Production

This serial of Tess of the D'Urbervilles was co-produced by London Weekend Television in partnership with the Arts and Entertainment Network of the US, which at the time was beginning to rival PBS in part-funding and broadcasting high quality British productions.[1]

Cast

• Justine Waddell as Tess Durbeyfield
• Jason Flemyng as Alec D'Urberville
• Oliver Milburn as Angel Clare
• John McEnery as Jack Durbeyfield
• Lesley Dunlop as Joan Durbeyfield
• Rosalind Knight as Mrs D'Urberville
• Anthony O'Donnell as Crick
• Christine Moore as Mrs Crick
• Bryan Pringle as Kail
• Debbie Chazen as Marian
• Linda Armstrong as Car Darch
• Hannah Waterman as Nancy
• Charlotte Bellamy as Cissie
• Candida Rundle as Izzy
• Amanda Brewster as Retty
• Russell Morgan as Boy with Wheelbarrow

References

External links

• Tess of the D'Urbervilles at IMDb.com