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The BBC is to make a lavish new adaptation of Tess of the D'Urbervilles.
Following the success of Cranford and Sense And Sensibility, the BBC plans to put another costume drama at the heart of its 2008 schedule.
It will be written by David Nicholls, whose previous credits include TV series Cold Feet and the Colin Firth film And When Did You Last See Your Father?
