Tess Of The D'Urbervilles. Episode 1 /

John Durbeyfield, a "haggler" and a drunk, is weaving his way one afternoon towards the pub when he meets the village priest, Parson Tringham. The priest informs him that his family has distinguished ancestry. They are descended from the d'Urbervilles, a wealthy, though now extinct, c...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	Tess Of The D'Urbervilles (Television program).
Other Authors:	Arterton, Gemma (Actor), Redmayne, Eddie, 1982- (Actor), Matheson, Hans, 1975- (Actor), Jones, Ruth, 1966- (Actor), Sumpter, Donald, 1943- (Actor), Puleston-Davies, Ian (Actor), Nicholls, David, 1966- (Screenwriter), Hardy, Thomas, 1840-1928
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Published:	[London, England] : BBC Productions, [2008]
Subjects:	Social classes > England > Drama. Poor families > England > Drama. Young women > England > Social conditions > Drama. England > Social conditions > 19th century > Drama. Television mini-series. Fiction television programs. Televison adaptations. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. Internet videos.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street)

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Summary:	John Durbeyfield, a "haggler" and a drunk, is weaving his way one afternoon towards the pub when he meets the village priest, Parson Tringham. The priest informs him that his family has distinguished ancestry. They are descended from the d'Urbervilles, a wealthy, though now extinct, clan. Forced by family hardship to seek support from these newly discovered "relatives", Tess falls under the spell of her manipulative cousin Alec with shocking and lasting consequences.
Item Description:	Originally produced as a television mini-series in 2008. Includes interactive transcript; closed-captioning includes automatic translation into multiple languages, "A BBC Productions, WGBH Boston co-production"--End credits.
Physical Description:	1 online resource (1 video file (52 min., 36 sec.)) : sound, color.
Audience:	9 & up.