Adam Bede

Foster, Giles, (director.). Wadey, Maggie, (writer.). Goodchild, Peter, (producer.). Jones, Freddie, 1927- (actor.). Kensit, Patsy, (actor.). McKenzie, Julia, (actor.). Eliot, George 1819-1880 Adam Bede, (author.). Wilby, James, (actor.). Harker, Susannah, (actor.). Glen, Iain, 1961- (actor.). Stephens, Robert, 1931-1995 (actor.). Marsh, Jean, (actor.). British Broadcasting Corporation. Television Service. (Added Author). WGBH (Television station : Boston, Mass.) (Added Author). 2 Entertain Video (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Video (Firm) (Added Author). BBC Worldwide Americas, Inc. (Added Author). Warner Home Video (Firm) (Added Author). Iain Glen, Patsy Kensit, and Susannah Harker. (Cast).

Summary: Rich and languorous, this adaptation of George Eliot's classic tale perfectly evokes rural England in the 19th century. But beneath the tranquil surface of this pastoral idyll run deep passions and the bitter gall of betrayal. Adam Bede is an honest, hard-working carpenter with his heart set on marrying his sweetheart, the pretty dairymaid Hetty Sorrel. But Hetty is vain and materialistic an wants nothing to do with her boring life on the farm. When Arthur Donnithorne, the heir to a local estate, begins to notice Hetty, it is not long before she allows herself to be seduced by him. When Adam finds out, he shames Donnithorne into leaving the village, but it is too late. Hetty is already pregnant from her ill-fated dalliance. Defying Adam' concerns, Hetty sets off alone in pursuit of her former lover. Eventually, destitute and exhausted, she gives birth to a premature baby and then, overcome by despair, abandons it. Can there be salvation for poor Hetty?--Container.

Record details

ISBN: 1419848720
ISBN: 9781419848728 :
Physical Description: 1 videodisc (102 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 in.
videodisc
videorecording
Publisher: New York, NY : BBC Video, p2007.

Content descriptions

General Note:	Based on the novel by George Eliot. Originally shown on Masterpiece Theatre in 2001.
Creation/Production Credits Note:	Assistant producer, Stephen Jeffrey-Poulter; production associate, Alison Gilby; finance assistant, Daphne Spink; 1st assistant, Mervyn Gill-Dougherty; unit manager, Alan Charlesworth; continuity, Charlotte Blair; 2nd assistants, Todd Austin, John Spencer; designer, Paul Joel; design assistant, Pia Graham; properties buyer, Dave Morris; costume designer, Sheena Napier; costume assistant, Sarah Burns; make-up designer, Dawn Alcock; make-up assistant, Vicky Voller; lighting cameraman, Rex Maidment; focus puller, Keith Broome; grips, John Rake; gaffer, Dickie Wood; sound recordist, Barry Tharby; sound assistant, Simon Dart; production ops. supervisor, John Richardson; P.S.M., Sue Lockerby; film editor, Dick Allen; artists contracts, Brian Batchelor; casting adviser, Sue Whatmough; music, Richard Hartley.
Participant or Performer Note:	Iain Glen, Patsy Kensit, and Susannah Harker.
Target Audience Note:	MPAA rating: Not rated.
System Details Note:	DVD.
Terms Governing Use and Reproduction Note:	For private home use only.
Language Note:	Audio track in English and closed captioned for the hearing impaired.