The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling (TV series)

The History of Tom Jones: a Foundling
GenreHistorical
Based onTom Jones by Henry Fielding
Written bySimon Burke
Directed byMetin Hüseyin
StarringMax Beesley
Samantha Morton
John Sessions
ComposerJim Parker
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of series1
No. of episodes5
Production
ProducerSuzan Harrison
Running time60 minutes
Production companyBBC
Original release
NetworkBBC One
Release9 November (1997-11-09) –
7 December 1997 (1997-12-07)
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The History of Tom Jones – A Foundling is a five-part TV series produced by the BBC in 1997. It features Max Beesley in the title role, alongside Brian Blessed and Samantha Morton.[1][2]

It is based on the 1749 picaresque novel of the same name by Henry Fielding.

  1. ^ "The History of Tom Jones – A Foundling Part 1 (1997)". British Film Institute. Archived from the original on 12 July 2016.
  2. ^ King, Susan (5 April 1998). "Tom Jones Never Grows Old". Los Angeles Times.

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