Tess of the D’Urbervilles (2008)

The story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections. This is a 4 hour British television miniseries adaptation from 2008 based on Thomas Hardy’s classic novel from 1891. The story follows the poverty stricken young country woman Tess (Played by Gemma Arterton) who tries to improve her life and social status upon realizing her family is connected to the extremely wealthy D’Uberville family.