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Adam Bede

  • Episode aired Mar 1, 1992
  • 1h 42m
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6.5/10
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Adam Bede (1992)
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In rural England in 1799, emotions run high when two men, one rich and one poor, love the same girl, driving the confused girl to drastic measures.In rural England in 1799, emotions run high when two men, one rich and one poor, love the same girl, driving the confused girl to drastic measures.In rural England in 1799, emotions run high when two men, one rich and one poor, love the same girl, driving the confused girl to drastic measures.
IMDb RATING
6.5/10
218
YOUR RATING
  • Director
    • Giles Foster
  • Writers
    • George Eliot(novel)
    • Maggie Wadey(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Iain Glen
    • Patsy Kensit
    • Susannah Harker
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  • Director
    • Giles Foster
  • Writers
    • George Eliot(novel)
    • Maggie Wadey(screenplay)
  • Stars
    • Iain Glen
    • Patsy Kensit
    • Susannah Harker
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    • 3User reviews
    • 1Critic review
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    Iain Glen and Susannah Harker in Adam Bede (1992)
    Patsy Kensit and Susannah Harker in Adam Bede (1992)
    Patsy Kensit in Adam Bede (1992)
    Patsy Kensit and James Wilby in Adam Bede (1992)
    Patsy Kensit in Adam Bede (1992)
    Patsy Kensit in Adam Bede (1992)
    Patsy Kensit in Adam Bede (1992)
    Iain Glen in Adam Bede (1992)
    Iain Glen in Adam Bede (1992)
    James Wilby in Adam Bede (1992)
    Susannah Harker in Adam Bede (1992)
    Iain Glen in Adam Bede (1992)

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    Iain Glen
    Iain Glen
    • Adam Bedeas Adam Bede
    Patsy Kensit
    Patsy Kensit
    • Hetty Sorrelas Hetty Sorrel
    Susannah Harker
    Susannah Harker
    • Dinah Morrisas Dinah Morris
    James Wilby
    James Wilby
    • Arthur Donnithorneas Arthur Donnithorne
    Julia McKenzie
    Julia McKenzie
    • Mrs. Poyseras Mrs. Poyser
    Robert Stephens
    Robert Stephens
    • Reverend Irwineas Reverend Irwine
    Jean Marsh
    Jean Marsh
    • Lisbeth Bedeas Lisbeth Bede
    Freddie Jones
    Freddie Jones
    • Old Squireas Old Squire
    Michael Percival
    Michael Percival
    • Court Officialas Court Official
    Edward Jewesbury
    Edward Jewesbury
    • Judgeas Judge
    Brian Osborne
    • Jury Spokesmanas Jury Spokesman
    Paul Brooke
    Paul Brooke
    • Martin Poyseras Martin Poyser
    Tacita Haffenden
    • Totty Poyseras Totty Poyser
    Chase Marks
    • Tommy Poyseras Tommy Poyser
    William Holmes
    • Marty Poyseras Marty Poyser
    Alan Cox
    Alan Cox
    • Seth Bedeas Seth Bede
    Michael Robbins
    Michael Robbins
    • Thias Bedeas Thias Bede
    Jonathan Coy
    Jonathan Coy
    • Pymas Pym
    • Director
      • Giles Foster
    • Writers
      • George Eliot(novel)
      • Maggie Wadey(screenplay)
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    Storyline

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    In rural England in 1799, emotions run high when two men, one rich and one poor, love the same girl, driving the confused girl to drastic measures.
    • based on novel
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      • Crime
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      • Mystery
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    • Trivia
      This episode takes place in 1799.
    • Connections
      Featured in George Eliot: A Scandalous Life (2002)
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      Over the Hills and Far Away
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    User reviews3

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    Top review
    9/10
    An excellent movie adapted from a great novel
    Adam Bede (1992) is a BBC production for Screen One. (It's hard to find it on IMDb, because it's listed as an episode of Screen One.) It was directed by Giles Foster from a novel written by George Eliot (Mary Anne Evans). Adam Bede was written in 1859, so it was definitely a Victorian novel, but it was set in 1799. (Even then, writers were looking back at a more bucolic rural England.)

    Iain Glen does a fine acting job as Adam Bede, an upright, honest carpenter. Unfortunately, he's in love with Hetty Sorrel, portrayed by Patsy Kensit. There's an interesting set of love triangles, because Hetty is in love with the local squire's grandson, who is a dashing captain in the army.

    Susannah Harker plays Dinah Morris, who is a young woman who lives in Northern England, and works in a cotton mill. She visits the area, and takes the opportunity to act as a Methodist preacher. She should be in love with Adam, but she is determined to stay unmarried and spend her life helping others. Adam should be in love with her, but he's too smitten with Hetty to notice Dinah as far more noble and suitable for his love.

    Being smitten with Hetty isn't hard. Patsy Kensit was astonishingly beautiful when she played the part of someone who is supposed to be astonishingly beautiful. (She's also vain, as director Foster tells us as he shoots scene after scene with Hetty looking into a mirror.) Kensit usually played roles in which she was blonde, but here--in a symbolic way--she has dark hair.

    Susannah Harker was also astonishingly beautiful, but director Foster made sure to tell us that she was a pure, caring person. (She dresses very simply, she has light hair, and she never looks in a mirror.)

    Author Evans sets up the basic situation as I outlined it above, and then she moves the story forward with clever plot devices. Director Foster knows that he is directing an adaptation of a great novel, and he proceeds accordingly.

    This is an excellent movie, made for the small screen, and available on DVD. As we expect from a BBC production, all the details look right. (Obviously, I don't know what an English rural village looked like in 1799, but the production feels right when you watch it.)

    I think this movie is definitely worth seeing. It's carrying an anemic IMDb rating of 6.9. I don't know why. Find it, watch it, and see for yourself.
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    Details

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    • Release date
      • March 1, 1992 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United Kingdom
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Adam Bede - Schicksal und Leidenschaft
    • Production companies
      • British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
      • WGBH
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 42 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Stereo
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.33 : 1

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