ITV has made a brand new version of classic novel Tom Jones, by Henry Fielding and the drama can be binged right now on streaming service ITVX. Made by the team behind Endeavour, The Serpent, Poldark, Mammoth Screen, Tom Jones has delighted and scandalised readers since it was originally published in 1749.
Writer and executive producer Gwyneth Hughes: “Tom Jones is the mother of all romcoms and isn't that just what we all need after the last couple of years of misery? It's a story where the sun barely stops shining, where love conquers all, and at its warm hearts and a pair of young sweethearts everyone can root for. Tom and Sophia overcome enormous obstacles before finding their way home and to each other. This is a classic adaptation with a wise soul and a great big smile on its face.”
Find out everything you need know about this latest Tom Jones adapation on ITV.
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How can you watch Tom Jones?
Tom Jones is streaming on ITVX now.
How many episodes are there?
There are four episodes of Tom Jones in the mini-series and all are available to watch now.
What is Tom Jones about?
A popular novel since its release in 1749, Tom Jones follows the titular character on some ups and downs as he looks for love. Abandoned as a baby, rescued and adopted by a country gentleman called Squire Allworthy, Tom grows up kind, handsome, free-spirited, and very popular with the ladies. But he cannot escape his lowly birth. So when he falls in love with wealthy heiress Sophia Western, and she falls in love with him, their families unite against the match. Tom is banished in disgrace, and Sophia runs away from home to escape a forced marriage to William Blifil ,the heir to Paradise Hall. Sophia is prepared to give up everything for Tom – until she learns that he seems quite unable to say no to a series of adventurous flings with other women along the way. Eventually, they both end up in London, facing the wiles and whims of Sophia’s aunt, the beguiling but dangerous Lady Bellaston, who will stop at nothing to destroy their love. Sophia quickly learns that the life of a young woman in London’s high society can be cruel and dangerous. Can Tom ever convince Sophia that he can be true to her? Can love really conquer all?
Who's in the cast of Tom Jones?
Leading the cast as the eponymous Tom is Scottish actor Solly McLeod, star of The Rising and House of the Dragon. Solly stars alongside Sophie Wilde (You Don’t Know Me) as the heroine Sophia Western and Emmy award winner Hannah Waddingham (TedLasso) as the seductive and vengeful Lady Bellaston.
Also starring are James Fleet (Bridgerton) as Squire Allworthy, Tom’s warm-hearted adoptive father; Alun Armstrong (Breeders) as Squire Western, Sophia’s hard-drinking but loving grandfather, and Olivier-winner Shirley Henderson (Happy Valley) as Sophia’s AuntWestern. Tamzin Merchant (Carnival Row) is Sophia’s Aunt Harriet, with Julian Rhind-Tutt(Britannia) as her bellicose husband Fitzpatrick. Susannah Fielding (This Time with AlanPartridge) is Mrs. Waters. BAFTA-winner Daniel Rigby (Black Mirror) is the disgraced schoolteacher Partridge, who befriends Tom on his journey; James Wilbraham (In My Skin)is Tom’s bitter cousin Blifil; Felicity Montagu (The Durrells) plays Blifil's mother Bridget Allworthy, a devoted aunt to Tom, and Janine Duvitski (Benidorm) is Mrs. Wilkins, Allworthy’s testy housekeeper. Dean Lennox Kelly (Jamestown) is poacher-turned-gamekeeper Black George and NTA winner Lucy Fallon (Coronation Street) is his daughter Molly, who charms young Tom.
Where was Tom Jones filmed?
The ITV drama was filmed on location in and around Belfast. Filming for the classic novel adaptation took place in the autumn of 2021.
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