Tess of the d'Urbervilles (TV Miniseries)

2008 · Series · 240 min. · United Kingdom

Drama TV Miniseries 19th Century

TV Miniseries (2008). 4 Episodes. In the late 19th century, Tess Durbeyfield is sent off to visit a rich cousin, Alec D'Urberville, when her parents learn learn that they are distantly related. Tess takes a disliking to the man and his attempts at seduction are rebuffed. Returning from a village party he forces himself on the innocent girl who eventually makes her way back to her parents' home. Ashamed and pregnant she seems destined to forever being marked a certain kind of woman. After the death of her child, she makes her way to a prosperous farm where, working as a milkmaid, she meets and eventually marries the handsome Angel Clare. On learning of her past however, he abandons her and with little choice and facing a life of extreme hardship, again falls into Alec's clutches and becomes a kept woman.

Direction David Blair

Cast Gemma Arterton · Eddie Redmayne · Ruth Jones · Hans Matheson · Ian Puleston-Davies · Christopher Fairbank · Jo Woodcock · Steven Robertson · Hugh Skinner · Jodie Whittaker · Kenneth Cranham · Donald Sumpter · Rebekah Staton · Jessica Turner · Jeany Spark