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Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Episode 1

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Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Episode 1

Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Episode 1

Four-part drama series based on the novel by Thomas Hardy.

On a fine May afternoon, the beautiful and innocent Tess Durbeyfield spies a handsome young stranger at a village dance, but he ignores her.

Forced by family hardship to seek support from her 'relatives' the D'Urbervilles, apparently an ancient lineage, she falls under the spell of her manipulative 'cousin' Alec - with shocking and lasting consequences. (R)
Broadcast on:
BBC HD, 9:00pm Sunday 14th September 2008
First broadcast:
Sunday 14th September 2008
Duration:
60 minutes
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