Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998 TV serial)

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.

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

1998 British television series debuts

1998 British television series endings

1990s British drama television series

1990s British television miniseries

Television series set in the 1870s

Films based on Tess of the d'Urbervilles

ITV television dramas

Television series by ITV Studios

London Weekend Television shows

English-language television shows

Television shows based on works by Thomas Hardy