Wessex Tales (1973)

Name: Wessex Tales
Genre: Drama
Rating: 7.3

Drama

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

IMDb rating: 7.3 (83 votes)
Episode average: 7.2 -0.1 vs IMDb
Seasons: 1
Language: EN
Type: Mini-series

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Ratings refreshed Oct 3, 2026 · 1 season indexed

Seasons

Season 1 (1973)

7.20 avg 6 episodes 6.7 → 7.2 50 min avg

Mid-peak

Season 1 episodes - IMDb ratings
#	Title	Rating	Votes
1	The Withered Arm	6.7	51
2	Fellow Townsmen	7.0	31
3	A Tragedy of Two Ambitions	7.9	55
4	An Imaginative Woman	7.2	33
5	The Melancholy Hussar	7.2	37
6	Barbara of the House of Grebe	7.2	27