Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Four-part television adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel, set in his fictional county of Wessex. When Tess (Gemma Arterton) is sent to work for distant relatives following the death of her parents, she is pursued and exploited by Alec D'Urberville (Hans Matheson), eventually falling pregnant to him. Tess flees, and finally falls in love with the handsome Angel Clare (Eddie Redmayne), who seems to offer everything that Tess has wanted. But after he proposes marriage,

tragedy strikes when Tess decides to confess her past to him the night before their wedding.

Executive Producer: Kate Harwood
Actor: Gemma Arterton
Actor: Ruth Jones
Actor: Eddie Redmayne
Actor: Hans Matheson
Actor: Donald Sumpter
Actor: Ian Puleston-Davies
Actor: Christopher Fairbank
Actor: Steven Robertson
Actor: Hugh Skinner
Actor: Jo Woodcock