Rent Wessex Tales (1973)
3.6 of 5 from 56 ratings
4h 56min
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- Synopsis:
- In 1973, the BBC commissioned six writers, six directors and an exceptional cast of actors to undertake the Wessex Tales of Dorset author Thomas Hardy. These included writers such as Dennis Potter and William Trevor; directors like Mike Newell and actors like Billie Whitelaw, John Hurt, Claire Bloom and Ben Kingsley. These tales - of witchery, revenge, thwarted passion, costly ambition, buried desire, madness and betrayal - find their participants entrapped repeatedly by fate - always at liberty to make choices, but inevitably confronted by their destiny.
- Actors:
- Nick Brimble, John Hurt, Billie Whitelaw, Yvonne Antrobus, Ben Kingsley, David Troughton, Edward Hardwicke, Joanna McCallum, Paul Rogers, Lynne Frederick, William Relton, Heather Canning, Paul Hardwick, Leslie Sands, Richard Cornish, Esmond Knight, Edward Petherbridge, Betty Cooper, Jean Gilpin, Hugh Morton
- Directors:
- Gavin Millar, Michael Tuchner, Desmond Davis, Barry Davis, Mike Newell, David Hugh Jones
- Producers:
- Irene Shubik
- Creators:
- Thomas Hardy
- Writers:
- Thomas Hardy, David Mercer, Rhys Adrian, Douglas Livingstone, Dennis Potter, William Trevor, Ken Taylor
- Studio:
- Acorn Media
- Genres:
- British TV, TV Dramas
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Reviews (1) of Wessex Tales
Tales of Tragedy Leave Lasting Impressions - Wessex Tales review by CV
Six tales of tragedy by Thomas Hardy are presented here which are actually works of his maturity. 'The Withered Hand' is a tale of witchcraft and 'Barbara of the House of Grebe' is quite a gothic conception but the other four tales are more natural and much more convincing. Although a series in the early 70's each tale is set in a specific location and there are wonderfully atmospheric scenic outdoor shots which are important to Hardy's narrative - 'The Imaginative Woman' being a good example. Although they are tragic tales they are very enjoyable and the cathartic note is clinched by a phrase of appropriate heart-rending music at the end of each. They are no lighter or less important than the full-scale novels - just more concentrated.
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