TV Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Season 1 Episode 1 : Part One Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Season 1 Episode 1 : Part One 7.466/10 by 59 users On a fine May afternoon, the beautiful and innocent Tess Durbeyfield spies a handsome young stranger at a village dance, but he ignores her. Forced by family hardship to seek support from her 'relatives' the D'Urbervilles, apparently an ancient lineage, she falls under the spell of her manipulative 'cousin' Alec - with shocking and lasting consequences. Details Casts Posters Images Title Tess of the D'Urbervilles - Season 1 Episode 1 : Part One Alternative Titles 德伯家的苔丝, Thomas Hardy`s Tess Of The D'Urbervilles, Tess von den d’Urbervilles, Tess av släkten D'Urberville First Air Date 2008-09-14 Last Air Date 2008-10-05 Number of Episodes 4 Number of Seasons 1 Genres Drama, Networks BBC One, Casts Gemma Arterton, Eddie Redmayne, Hans Matheson, Ruth Jones, Christopher Fairbank, Ian Puleston-Davies, Jo Woodcock, Hugh Skinner Plot Keywords , Tess Durbeyfield Gemma Arterton Angel Clare Eddie Redmayne Alec D'Urberville Hans Matheson Joan Durbeyfield Ruth Jones Groby Christopher Fairbank John Durbeyfield Ian Puleston-Davies Liza-Lu Durbeyfield Jo Woodcock Felix Clare Hugh Skinner Episodes List Tess of the D'Urbervilles Season 1 :Episode 1 Part One Part One 2008-09-14 The story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections. Tess of the D'Urbervilles Season 1 :Episode 2 Part Two Part Two 2008-09-21 The story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections. Tess of the D'Urbervilles Season 1 :Episode 3 Part Three Part Three 2008-09-28 The story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections. Tess of the D'Urbervilles Season 1 :Episode 4 Part Four Part Four 2008-10-05 The story of Tess Durbeyfield, a low-born country girl whose family find they have noble connections.