Tess of the D'Urbervilles is a three-hour television serial made by London Weekend Television, first broadcast on ITV between 8 and 9 March 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.
| Tess of the D'Urbervilles | |
|---|---|
| Written by | Ted Whitehead (adaptation) |
| Directed by | Ian Sharp |
| Starring | Justine Waddell Jason Flemyng Oliver Milburn John McEnery Lesley Dunlop Rosalind Knight Anthony O'Donnell Christine Moore Bryan Pringle Debbie Chazen |
| Composer | Alan Lisk |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producers | Sally Head Delia Fine |
| Producer | Sarah Wilson |
| Running time | 175 minutes |
| Production companies | A&E Productions LWT |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 8 March – 9 March 1998 |
Production edit
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 edit
- 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 edit
- ^ Paul J. Niemeyer, Seeing Hardy: Film and Television Adaptations of the Fiction of Thomas Hardy (2003), p. 208