Tess of the D'Urbervilles (1998 TV serial)
1998 British television serial
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Tess of the D'Urbervilles is a three-hour television serial made by LWT, 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.
Written byTed Whitehead (adaptation)
Directed byIan Sharp
StarringJustine Waddell
Jason Flemyng
Oliver Milburn
John McEnery
Lesley Dunlop
Rosalind Knight
Anthony O'Donnell
Christine Moore
Bryan Pringle
Debbie Chazen
Jason Flemyng
Oliver Milburn
John McEnery
Lesley Dunlop
Rosalind Knight
Anthony O'Donnell
Christine Moore
Bryan Pringle
Debbie Chazen
ComposerAlan Lisk
| 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
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