A new four-part drama filmed on location in Northern Ireland is set to air on ITV later this week.
'Tom Jones', a reimaging of The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling based on Henry Fielding’s classic novel, arrives on ITVX on Thursday, May 4.
The series is a rollercoaster story of the title character’s complicated journey to find real love.
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A co-production of Mammoth Screen and MASTERPIECE, Tom Jones was filmed entirely on location in and around Belfast with funding from Northern Ireland Screen.
The story follows Tom, a young man who was abandoned as a baby, rescued and adopted by a country gentleman. He grows up kind, handsome and popular with the ladies, but cannot escape his lowly birth, meaning he cannot be with the woman he loves – wealthy heiress Sophia.
Solly McLeod (The Rising) stars as the hero Tom, alongside Sophie Wilde (You Don’t Know Me) as the heroine Sophia Western and Emmy award winner Hannah Waddingham (Ted Lasso) as the seductive and vengeful Lady Bellaston.
Written by Gwyneth Hughes (Vanity Fair, Miss Austen Regrets), Tom Jones is directed by Georgia Parris (Mari) and produced by Benjamin Greenacre (The Pale Horse).
Executive producers are James Gandhi, Gwyneth Hughes, Damien Timmer and Helen Ziegler for Mammoth Screen, Susanne Simpson and Rebecca Eaton for MASTERPIECE, and Polly Hill for ITV.
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