Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Season 1 - Eps 1: Part One
On a fine May afternoon, the beautiful and innocent Tess Durbeyfield spies a handsome young stranger at a village dance, but he ignores her. Forced by family hardship to seek support from her 'relatives' the D'Urbervilles, apparently an ancient lineage, she falls under the spell of her manipulative 'cousin' Alec - with shocking and lasting consequences.
About Tess of the D'Urbervilles

Title: Tess of the D'Urbervilles
First Air Date: 2008-09-14
Last Air Date: 2008-10-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 7.6/10 (from 54 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Network: BBC One
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: BBC, GBH, BBC Drama Productions
Synopsis
The story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections.
Cast

Gemma Arterton
Tess Durbeyfield

Eddie Redmayne
Angel Clare

Hans Matheson
Alec D'Urberville

Ruth Jones
Joan Durbeyfield

Christopher Fairbank
Groby

Ian Puleston-Davies
John Durbeyfield

Jo Woodcock
Liza-Lu Durbeyfield

Hugh Skinner
Felix Clare