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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

7.9 180 mins Drama   Romance   TV Movie   1998
LWT  
Director(s): Ian Sharp

Thomas Hardy's classic epic remains one of the most popular novels, this TV adaptation vividly depicts the powerful tale of a peasant girl whose life is torn apart by the love and jealousy of two men. Justine Waddell stars as the hapless Child of Nature who is tossed around by the dark forces of fate. Jason Flemyng is the dark and sinister Alec D'Urberville whose relentless pursuit of Tess triggers the heroine's downfall. Oliver Milburn plays the handsome young Angel Clare, the caring rebel who falls deeply in love with Tess.

Casts of Tess of the D'Urbervilles

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

Christine Moore

as Mrs. Crick

Bryan Pringle

as Kail

Debbie Chazen

as Marian

Candida Rundle

as Izzy

Amanda Brewster

as Retty

Linda Armstrong

as Car Darch

Hannah Waterman

as Nancy

Charlotte Bellamy

as Cissie

Luke Graham

as Abraham

Cheryl Heuston

as Liza-Lu

Trevor Martin

as Parson Tringham

Penny Morrell

as Rolliver's Landlady

Gerald James

as Narrator

Richard Brightiff

as Cuthbert (uncredited)

Dominic Knutton

as Felix (uncredited)

Janice Somers

as Woman in Red (uncredited)

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