LONDON, Aug. 21 (UPI) -- British television programmers are turning to the 19th-century masters for inspiration in their fall lineups, a look at the schedule shows.
Author Thomas Hardy, for instance, will be given a 2008 treatment by BBC One, which has a fresh adaptation of "Tess of the d'Urbervilles" on tap starring Gemma Arterton and Ruth Jones, The Times of London reported Wednesday. Screenwriter David Nicholls says his version will be a "different kind of adaptation to the ones we are used to -- big, passionate, violent, romantic, sexual."