Jude the Obscure (1971– )

Stars:

Robert Powell, Fiona Walker, John Franklyn-Robbins

Cast

Series cast summary:
Robert Powell	...	Jude Fawley (6 episodes, 1971)
Fiona Walker	...	Sue Bridehead (6 episodes, 1971)
John Franklyn-Robbins	...	Richard Phillotson (6 episodes, 1971)
Daphne Heard	...	Drusilla Fawley (5 episodes, 1971)
Alex Marshall	...	Arabella Down (5 episodes, 1971)
Gwen Nelson	...	Mrs. Edlin (3 episodes, 1971)
Sylvia Coleridge	...	Miss Fontover (2 episodes, 1971)
Michael Golden	...	Tinker Taylor (2 episodes, 1971)
Arnold Peters	...	Poilceman (2 episodes, 1971)
Gary Rich	...	Juey (2 episodes, 1971)
Michael Rothwell	...	Mr. Dawlish (2 episodes, 1971)

Storyline

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Plot Keywords:

tv mini series | based on novel

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Details

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Release Date:

3 October 1971 (USA)

Also Known As:

Jude l'obscur

Company Credits

Production Co:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Technical Specs

Runtime:

50 min 50 min (6 episodes)

Did You Know?

Connections

Version of Jude (1996)

User Reviews

Photographed stage play but pretty good

Robert Powell plays jude, a self-educated young man who can't escape the role of stone mason in class-conscious england in the 1800s. He falls for his cousin Sue, a beautiful strong-willed woman played by Fiona Walker. The ups and downs of their romance make up most of the movie.

This is a 4 1/2 hour BBC soap and i don't like soaps but this one was OK. Fiona is a very attractive woman and added immensely to the movie. No action and not a very exciting film but i did get caught up in this sad story. In the last hour, an extremely disturbing thing happens. I didn't see it coming at all and it really knocked me over.