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About Wessex Tales

Wessex Tales is a drama TV series that premiered on BBC Two on November 7, 1973. It has 1 season and 6 episodes so far and has ended. The latest episode, Season 1 Episode 6 "Barbara of the House of Grebe", aired on December 12, 1973.

An anthology series based on the Wessex Tales, a collection of short stories by novelist Thomas Hardy.

  • Drama

Last updated

Episodes

6 episodes · 1 season

Miniseries

1973 · 6 episodes · Last episode: 52 years ago

Wessex Tales Miniseries release dates →
  1. E6

    6. Barbara of the House of Grebe

    Finale

    Lord Uplandtowers vows to make Barbara his wife, but she has secret plans of her own.

  2. E5

    5. The Melancholy Hussar

    A tragic rural romance between a soldier who hates the service, and the rustic maid whose love could save him.

  3. E4

    4. An Imaginative Woman

    Fate brings Ella Marchmill to rent the rooms of a poet she has always admired. Her admiration gradually turns into obsession.

  4. E3

    3. A Tragedy of Two Ambitions

    Like a ghost from the past, the Halborough brothers' drunken father reappears to destroy their image of respectability.

  5. E2

    2. Fellow Townsmen

    Barnet has made an unhappy marriage, Downe a happy one. The lives of the 'Fellow Townsmen' become tragically interwoven.

  6. E1

    1. The Withered Arm

    In the early 19th century, a young married woman is stricken with a mysterious malady and searching for a cure leads her in to mysteries and tragedy.

Cast & crew

Created by Thomas Hardy

  • Billie Whitelaw

    Billie Whitelaw

    Rhoda

  • Yvonne Antrobus

    Gertrude

  • Edward Hardwicke

    Edward Hardwicke

    Farmer John Lodge

  • William Relton

    Jamie

  • Paul Hardwick

    Paul Hardwick

    Hangman

  • Esmond Knight

    Esmond Knight

    Conjuror Trendle

  • Hugh Morton

    Hugh Morton

    Doctor

  • Virginia Snyders

    Housekeeper

  • John Welsh

    John Welsh

    Dairyman

  • Valerie Holliman

    Beth

  • Merelina Kendall

    Merelina Kendall

    Meg

  • Kenneth Haigh

    Kenneth Haigh

    Barnet

  • Jane Asher

    Jane Asher

    Lucy Saville

  • Terence Frisby

    Charles Downe

  • Susan Fleetwood

    Susan Fleetwood

    Mrs Barnet

  • Ann Curthoys

    Emily Downe

Wessex Tales FAQ

Will there be new episodes of Wessex Tales?

Wessex Tales has ended, so no new episodes are scheduled. The final episode aired on December 12, 1973.

When did the latest episode of Wessex Tales come out?

The most recent episode of Wessex Tales, Season 1 Episode 6 "Barbara of the House of Grebe", aired on December 12, 1973.

How many seasons of Wessex Tales are there?

Wessex Tales has 1 season with 6 episodes in total.

When did Wessex Tales first air?

Wessex Tales first aired on BBC Two on November 7, 1973.

How do I get notified when new episodes of Wessex Tales are released?

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