Rich and languorous, this adaptation of George Eliot's classic tale perfectly evokes rural England in the 18th Century. But beneath the tranquil surface of this pastoral idyll run deep passions and the bitter gall of betrayal.
Iain Glen
as Adam Bede
Patsy Kensit
as Hetty Sorrel
Susannah Harker
as Dinah Morris
James Wilby
as Arthur Donnithorne
Julia McKenzie
as Mrs. Poyser
Robert Stephens
as Reverend Irwine
Jean Marsh
as Lisbeth Bede
Freddie Jones
as Old Squire
Michael Percival
as Court Official
Edward Jewesbury
as Judge
Brian Osborne
as Jury Spokesman
Paul Brooke
as Martin Poyser