Tess of the D'Urbervilles
Tess of the D'Urbervilles
| Air Date | Rating | Share | Against the Competition |
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| Sunday, September 13, 1998 | N/A |
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| Monday, September 14, 1998 | N/A |
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- Season: 1998-99
- Network: A&E
- Genre: Drama
- Category: Miniseries
- Subject Matter: Period Piece, Love Story, Foreign/Exotic Location
- Based On: Tess of the D'Urbervilles written by Thomas Hardy
- Misc.: Based On Book/Play; 4 Hours
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Plot Synopsis
Based on the 1891 novel by Thomas Hardy. Tess, a poor English peasant girl is sent by her father to take a service job with a wealthy family. The son of the household forces himself upon her. Pregnant, she returns home, only to have the baby die. She leaves to work on a dairy farm, where she falls in love with a young man. They marry, but when he learns of her past he leaves her. She takes up with the man who raped her but murderers him when her husband returns and professes his love. She is caught and eventually executed.
Crew
- Sally Head - Executive Producer
- Sarah Wilson - Producer
- Ian Sharp - Director
- Ted Whitehead - Writer
Production Company:
- A&E IAW LWT Productions
Production Type:
- Independent
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