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Tess Of The D'Urbervilles – Thomas Hardy's classic novel for 91Èȱ¬ One
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David Nicholls (Starter For Ten, Much Ado About Nothing) has penned a new four-part adaptation of Thomas Hardy's tragic and well-loved novel, Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, for transmission in autumn 2008 on 91Èȱ¬ One.
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Produced in-house by 91Èȱ¬ Drama Productions, David Snodin (Great Expectations, Crime And Punishment) will produce the serialisation with Kate Harwood as Executive Producer.
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Kate Harwood said: "Arguably Thomas Hardy is the most neglected of our great literary authors, so I'm delighted to announce this new 91Èȱ¬ adaptation of his renowned classic tale of Tess Of The D'Urbervilles.
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"Hardy's novel explores love, betrayal and the emotional burden of secrets locked away at the heart of a passionate, loving relationship which, when unlocked, implode with heart-breaking consequences. David Nicholls' adaptation brings Hardy's tragic heroine, Tess, to life with verve, passion and sensitivity."
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Originally titled Tess Of The D'Urbervilles: A Pure Woman Faithfully Presented, Hardy's novel was serialised in The Graphic during 1891 – although in censored form as it's challenge to the sexual attitudes of the day was considered too overt for general consumption.
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Violated by one man, forsaken by another, Tess Durbeyfield is the magnificent and spirited heroine of Thomas Hardy's immortal work.
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When Tess's drunken father discovers their family can trace their ancestry back to Norman nobility, Tess' unhappy fate is set in motion as a train of events is unleashed. Exceptionally beautiful, Tess is given a place with her supposed noble kinsmen and is seduced and raped by the son of the family Alec D'Urberville.
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She returns home and gives birth to a sickly boy who soon dies. Trying to rebuild her life, Tess is employed as a milkmaid and meets Angel Clare. They fall in love and Angel proposes.
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Scared of losing him, she can't face telling him about her past, but on their wedding night Angel confesses a previous affair, so Tess, convinced that he will now forgive her, owns up about her own relationship with Alec, with tragic consequences.
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Full casting is to be announced at a later date.
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Filming begins in spring 2008 on location in the West Country.
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Tess Of The D'Urbervilles was commissioned by Jane Tranter, Controller, 91Èȱ¬ Fiction.
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91Èȱ¬ Drama Productions are world leaders in classic, period adaptation. Tess Of The D'Urbervilles will follow critically-acclaimed classics such as Cranford, Jane Eyre, Our Mutual Friend, Andrew Davies' adaptations of Elizabeth Gaskell's Wives And Daughters, Sense And Sensibility, Bleak House and 91Èȱ¬ One drama serial Lark Rise To Candleford.
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