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A great BBC adaptation of the first novel written by George Eliot where two men, one rich and one poor, fall in love with the same girl and end up driving her to drastic measures.

Keywords:

Drama, Romance, Movie, Film, Movies, Films

Additional Information:

(1991) (Made for TV) (UK) (3 Star)

Cast:

Iain Glen	.... Adam Bede
Patsy Kensit	.... Hetty Sorrel
Susannah Harker	.... Dinah Morris
James Wilby	.... Arthur Donnithorne
Julia McKenzie	.... Mrs. Poyser
Robert Stephens	.... Reverend Irwine

Supporting Cast:

Jean Marsh	.... Lisbeth Bede
Freddie Jones	.... Old Squire
Michael Percival	.... Court Official
Edward Jewesbury	.... Judge
Brian Osborne	.... Jury Spokesman
Paul Brooke	.... Martin Poyser
Tacita Haffenden	.... Totty Poyser
Chase Marks	.... Tommy Poyser
William Holmes	.... Marty Poyser

Directors:

Giles Foster

Writers:

George Eliot
Maggie Wadey