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Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Episode 4

Duration: 1 hour

First broadcast: on BBC One WalesLatest broadcast: on BBC Four

In the last in the four-part drama series based on the novel by Thomas Hardy, Angel has gone to Brazil, leaving Tess to endure a harsh winter on a swede farm.

While being relentlessly pursued by Alec, she has written to Angel, pleading with him to return before it is too late. Unfortunately, Angel has been struck down by a dangerous fever, and when Tess' sister arrives with bad news about their father it sparks a chain of misfortunes.

Will Tess ever see Angel again and find happiness at last? Show less

Contributors

Tess Durbeyfield:
Gemma Arterton
Alec D'Urberville:
Hans Matheson
Angel Clare:
Eddie Redmayne
Joan Durbeyfield:
Ruth Jones
Parson Tringham:
Donald Sumpter
John Durbeyfield:
Ian Puleston-Davies
Mrs D'Urberville:
Anna Massey
Producer:
David Snodin

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