The Tess of the D’Urbervilles | Episode 2

Based on Tess of the D'Urbervilles by Thomas Hardy

Tess returns home in confusion and shame, but finds work on a dairy farm where she meets the handsome Angel Clare again.

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Content
  • Type: Adaptation
  • Channel: BBC One
  • Duration: 58'58''
  • Broadcast date: 2008
Usage

UK only
Staff and students of licensed education establishments only
Cannot be adapted

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The Tess of the D'Urbervilles

The Tess of the D'Urbervilles

2008 | 58'56''

Four-part drama series based on the novel by Thomas Hardy, written by David Nicholls.

The Tess of the D'Urbervilles | Episode 2

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2008 | 58'58''

Tess returns home in confusion and shame, but finds work on a dairy farm where she meets the handsome Angel Clare again.

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Tess pleads with Angel to return home, all the while being relentlessly pursued by Alec. Will she find happiness?
Other Archive resources
The Ruined Maid | BBC Two | 2010

The Power of Poetry | The Ruined Maid

A performance of Thomas Hardy's 'The Ruined Maid'.
Tess of the D'Urbervilles | BBC One | 2008

The Tess of the D'Urbervilles | Episode 3

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