Wessex Tales A Tragedy of Two Ambitions (Season 1, Episode 3)
TV Episode | 49 min | Drama

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Wessex Tales

A Tragedy of Two Ambitions (Season 1, Episode 3)

TV Episode | 49 min | Drama

This is the first of Dennis Potter's adaptations from Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). It aired on WESSEX TALES, a BBC2 series devoted to Hardy dramatizations. Hardy was born in Dorsetshire, an area he called Wessex in his writings, including ...See moreThis is the first of Dennis Potter's adaptations from Thomas Hardy (1840-1928). It aired on WESSEX TALES, a BBC2 series devoted to Hardy dramatizations. Hardy was born in Dorsetshire, an area he called Wessex in his writings, including WESSEX POEMS (1898). As in the original short story, two brothers attained respectable positions, but then feel they must do something about their father's lowly status. Five years later, Potter did a BBC2 miniseries adaptation of Hardy's 1886 novel, THE MAYOR OF CASTERBRIDGE. Written by Bhob Stewart See less

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12 cast members

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Paul Rogers Mr. Harlborough Mr. Harlborough See fewer	A Midsummer Night's Dream (1968)
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David Troughton Cornelius Harlborough Cornelius Harlborough See fewer	Crime and Punishment (1979)
Lynne Frederick Rosa Harlborough Rosa Harlborough See fewer	Nicholas and Alexandra (1971)
Heather Canning Selinar Selinar See fewer	Mystery and Imagination (1966)
Edward Petherbridge Squire Fellmer Squire Fellmer See fewer	The Guardians (1971)
Betty Cooper Mrs. Fellmer Mrs. Fellmer See fewer	BBC Sunday-Night Theatre (1950)
Dan Meaden Countryman Countryman See fewer	Never Say Never Again (1983)
Andrew McCulloch Farm Labourer Farm Labourer See fewer	Heartbeat (1992)
William Bond Farm Labourer Farm Labourer See fewer	I, Claudius (1976)
John Rainer Clergyman Clergyman See fewer	Law & Order (1990)
Peter Bennett Principal Principal See fewer	Lady Chatterley's Lover (1981)