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Far from the Madding Crowd

Duration: 2 hours, 40 minutes

First broadcast: Sun 5^th Jul 2015, 22:00 on BBC FourLatest broadcast: Sun 5^th Jul 2015, 22:00 on BBC Four HD

Stylish adaptation of the Thomas Hardy novel set in the farmlands of Wessex in the 1870s. A beautiful and headstrong young heiress has a profound effect on the three men in her life - a dashing sergeant, a wealthy landowner and a loyal shepherd. Show less

Contributors

Bathsheba:: Julie Christie
Sergeant Troy:: Terence Stamp
William Boldwood:: Peter Finch
Gabriel Oak:: Alan Bates
Liddy:: Fiona Walker
Fanny:: Prunella Ransome
Mrs Hurst:: Alison Leggatt
Henery Fray:: Paul Dawkins
Jan Coggan:: Julian Somers
Cainy Ball:: Freddie Jones
Mrs Tall:: Pauline Melville
Soberness:: Denise Coffey
Corporal:: Derek Ware
Barker:: Bryan Mosley
Director:: John Schlesinger
Writer:: Frederic Raphael

Genres

DramaClassic & Period

Formats

Films

Source: BBC Online

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