Rich and languorous, this adaptation of George Eliot's classic tale perfectly evokes rural England in the 18th Century. But beneath the tranquil surface of this pastoral idyll run deep passions and the bitter gall of betrayal.
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
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
Alan Cox
Seth Bede
Michael Robbins
Thias Bede
Jonathan Coy
Pym
Crew
Giles Foster
Director
Maggie Wadey
Screenplay
George Eliot
Novel
Dick Allen
Editor
Rex Maidment
Director of Photography
Richard Broke
Executive Producer
Peter Goodchild
Producer
Alison Gilby
Associate Producer
Paul Joel
Production Design
Sheena Napier
Costume Design
Dawn Alcock
Makeup Artist
Vicky Voller
Makeup Artist
Richard Hartley
Music
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