Far from the Madding Crowd

Far from the Madding Crowd

Limited Series 1998 · 4 eps · ★ 8.0 · Drama

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This powerful adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic novel spins a story of passion and destruction set in the nineteenth century. The proud, flighty and bewitching Bathsheba Everdene finds herself entangled into the passions of three men and her impulsive nature pushes her into a web of deceit and destruction.

Created by Ted Whitehead

Network: ITV1

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Paloma Baeza Bathsheba Everdene
Nigel Terry Mr Boldwood
Nathaniel Parker Gabriel Oak
Jonathan Firth Sergeant Frank Troy
Natasha Little Fanny Robin
Linda Bassett Maryann Money
Sean Gilder Joseph Poorgrass

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