Summary
Abandoned as a baby, rescued and adopted by a country gentleman, Tom Jones grows up kind, handsome, free-spirited, and very popular with the ladies. But he cannot escape his lowly birth. When he falls in love with the bright, beautiful heiress Sophia Western, and she falls in love with him, their families unite against the match. They both end up in London, facing the wiles and whims of Sophia's aunt, the beguiling but dangerous Lady Bellaston, who will stop at nothing to destroy their love. Can Tom ever convince Sophia that he can be true to her? In this classic romantic comedy based on Henry Fielding's novel, can love conquer all?
Additional Information
Subjects |
Man-woman relationships
-- Drama.
Triangles (Interpersonal relations) -- Drama. Television adaptations. Historical television programs. Television comedies. Television series. Fiction television programs. Video recordings for the hearing impaired. |
Publisher | Arlington, VA :PBS Distribution,2023 |
Edition | Widescreen. |
Other Titles | Masterpiece theatre (Television program) History of Tom Jones. |
Contributors |
Hughes, Gwyneth,
screenwriter. Greenacre, Benjamin, television producer. Parris, Georgia, television director. McLeod, Solly, actor. Wilde, Sophie, actor. Duvitski, Janine, actor. Fallon, Lucy (Actor), actor. Fielding, Susannah, 1985- actor. Fleet, James, actor. Kelly, Dean Lennox, actor. Mackie, Pearl, 1987- actor. Merchant, Tamzin, actor. Montagu, Felicity, 1960- actor. Rhino-Tutt, Julian, actor. Rigby, Daniel, actor. Wilbraham, James, actor. Henderson, Shirley, 1965- actor. Armstrong, Alun, actor. Waddingham, Hannah, 1974- actor. Fielding, Henry, 1707-1754. History of Tom Jones. Mammoth Screen (Firm), production company. ITV Studios, production company. PBS Distribution (Firm), publisher. |
Participants/Performers |
Solly McLeod, Sophie Wilde, Janine Duvitski, Lucy Fallon, Susannah Fielding, James Fleet, Dean Lennox Kelly, Pearl Mackie, Tamzin Merchant, Felicity Montagu, Julian Rhino-Tutt, Daniel Rigby, James Wilbraham, Shirley Henderson, Alun Armstrong, Hannah Waddingham. |
Audience |
Not rated. |
Language |
English In English; with optional English subtitles for the deaf and hearing impaired (SDH). |
Notes |
Title from container. Originally released as single episodes of a television program in 2023. Based on the novel by Henry Fielding. |
System Details |
DVD; NTSC; region 1; widescreen presentation; 5.1 surround. |
Description |
2 videodiscs (approximately 200 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
ISBN | 9781531715311 1531715311 |
Other | Classic View |