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Under the Greenwood Tree (2005); directed by Nicholas Laughland; Ecosse Films/WGBH/BBC America

Starring:

  • Fancy Day = Keely Hawes
  • Dick Dewey = James Murray
  • Thomas Leaf = Richard Leaf
  • Robert Penny = Terry Mortimer
  • Parson Maybold = Ben Miles
  • Mr. Shiner = Steve Pemberton
  • Elias Spinks = John Axon
  • Reuben Dewey = Tony Haygarth
  • Mary Dewey = Jane Weldon

 

 

Far from the Madding Crowd (1998); directed by Nicholas Renton; Granada Television

Starring:

  • Bathsheba Everdene = Paloma Baeza
  • Gabriel Oak = Nathaniel Parker
  • Mr. Boldwood = Nigel Terry
  • Frank Troy = Jonathan Firth
  • Fanny Robbin = Natasha Little
  • Liddy = Tracy Keating

 

 

 

 

Far from the Madding Crowd (1967); directed by John Schlesinger; MGM Studios

Starring:

  • Bathsheba Everdene = Julie Christie
  • Gabriel Oak = Alan Bates
  • Mr. Boldwood = Peter Finch
  • Frank Troy = Terence Stamp
  • Fanny Robbin = Prunella Ransom
  • Liddy = Fiona Walker

 

 

The Return of the Native (1994); directed by Jack Gold; BBC

Starring:

  • Eustacia Vye = Catherine Zeta-Jones
  • Damon Wildeve = Clive Owen
  • Clym Yeobright = Ray Stevenson
  • Diggory Venn = Steven Mackintosh
  • Thomasin = Claire Skinner
  • Captain Vye = Paul Rogers
  • Mrs. Yeobright = Joan Plowright

The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003); directed by David Thacker; A & E Television Networks

Starring:

  • Michael Henchard = Ciarin Hinds
  • Susan = Juliet Aubrey
  • Elizabeth Jane = Jodhi May
  • Donald Farfrae = James Purefoy
  • Lucetta Templeman = Polly Walker
  • Newson = Clive Russell
  • Solomon Longways = Tony Haygarth

 

 

 

The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978); directed by David Giles; BBC

Starring: 

  • Michael Henchard = Alan Bates
  • Susan = Anne Stallybrass
  • Elizabeth Jane = Janet Maw
  • Donald Farfrae = Jack Galloway
  • Lucetta Templeman = Anna Massey
  • Newson = Richard Owens
  • Solomon Longways = Clifford Parish

 

 

 

Tess of the D’Urbervilles(2008); directed by David Blair; BBC
Starring:

  • Tess Durbeyfield = Gemma Arterton
  • Alec D’Urberville = Hans Matheson
  • Angel Clare = Eddie Redmayne
  • Joan Durbeyfield = Ruth Jones
  • Izzy Huett = Jodie Whittaker
  • Marian = Rebekah Staton
  • Retty = Emily Beecham
  • Liza-Lu = Jo Woodcock

 

 

 

Tess of the D’Urbervilles (1998); directed by Ian Sharp; London Weekend Television

Starring: 

  • Tess Durbeyfield = Justine Waddell
  • Alec D’Urberville = Jason Flemyng
  • Angel Clare = Oliver Milburn
  • Joan Durbeyfield = Lesley Dunlop
  • Izzy Huett = Candida Rundle
  • Marian = Debbie Chazen
  • Retty = Amanda Brewster
  • Liza-Lu = Cheryl Heuston

 

 

 

 

Tess (1979); directed by Roman Polanski; Renn Productions

Starring:

  • Tess Durbeyfield = Nastassja Kinski
  • Alec D’Urberville = Leigh Lawson
  • Angel Clare = Peter Firth
  • Joan Durbeyfield = Rosemary Martin
  • Izzy Huett = Suzanna Hamilton
  • Marian = Carolyn Pickles
  • Retty = Caroline Embling

 

 

 

Jude (1996); directed by Michael Winterbottom; BBC

Starring:

  • Jude Fawley = Christopher Eccleston
  • Sue Bridehead = Kate Winslet
  • Richard Phillotson = Richard Cunningham
  • Drusilla Fawley = June Whitfield
  • Arabella Down = Rachel Griffiths
  • Tinker Taylor = Mark Lambert

 

Jude the Obscure (1971); directed by Hugh David; BBC

Starring: 

  • Jude Fawley = Robert Powell
  • Sue Bridehead = Fiona Walker
  • Richard Phillotson = John Franklyn-Robbins
  • Drusilla Fawley = Daphne Heard
  • Arabella Down = Alex Marshall
  • Mrs. Edlin = Gwen Nelson
  • Tinker Taylor = Michael Golden

 

 

 

The Scarlet Tunic (1998); directed by Stuart St. Paul; Scarlet Films
Starring:

  • Matthaus Singer = Jean-Marc Barr
  • Francis Groves = Emma Fielding
  • Captain Fairfax = Simon Callow
  • Dr. Edward Groves = Jack Shepherd
  • Humphrey Gould = John Sessions
  • Emily Marlowe = Lynda Bellingham

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