There are more poems dated in the 1890's than in the '80's -- Hardy had apparently resumed the viewless wings as he decreased the volume of his fiction -- but none in 1891, the year of Tess, and only one in 1895, the year of Jude.

When Sam invites her on a date to a baseball game, Tess inadvertently breaks the " men only " atmosphere of the press box, and is initially confused and unfamiliar with the rules of the sport, before enjoying herself and befriending other spectators.

Tess arrives alone, only to be told that her aunt and her father are to be married that night, after 15 years of " making the same mistake " and saying nothing of their attraction.

Trying to prove herself, Tess once again tries to cook breakfast, only to fail because she knows nothing of cooking.

Tess dislikes Alec and repels him verbally but endures his persistent unwanted attention, feeling she has no choice, as she must earn enough to replace her family's only means of support, the dead horse.

Actress Tess Harper, who co-starred, said Duvall inhabited the character so fully that she only got to know Mac Sledge and not Duvall himself.

So much so that the European novel of the latter part of the 19th century depicted the " prison " in which the wife was confined and the tragic consequences: Anna Karenina suicides, Tess of the d ' Urbervilles is executed for murder and Irene Forsyte only escapes from her unhappiness after her distracted lover is killed.

The show was presented by Tess Daly and Richard Bacon, the first and only series of the show finished with James Hewitt winning the show ahead of Maureen Rees and Craig Phillips.

She also indicated that the pilot should be redone from the beginning, keeping only the characters Monica and Tess, reworked.

Tess, whose youngest is only five months old, is curiously attracted to Ted Lacey, a young man working for the police who is trained to offer 24 hour psychological support to Alex and his boys.

Her last appearance is in the series finale where she visited Tess at the Luthor mansion and pleaded her to join Darkseid, telling her that Darkseid's Apokolips was upon them and that only his followers would be saved.

Written by Russell T Davies, it tells the story of teenager Tess Hunter and her mother, who move to the seemingly idyllic rural village of Century Falls, only to find that it hides many powerful secrets.

Tess befriends the only other children in the village, brother and sister Ben and Carey Naismith, and finds that Ben has strange powers which he draws from the waterfall that gives the village its name.

Tess is Sera's only means of vehicle transportation, since Tess has a driver's license.

Tess learns that she has received the award of " Woman of the Year ", to be given to her at a fancy ceremony.

Tess then learns from her sister, Liza-Lu, that her father, John, is ill and that her mother is dying.

When Sam initially believes Tess is pregnant with their child, he is thrilled, but upon meeting Chris, he is at first unconvinced about taking on an unrelated orphan with whom he cannot even communicate.

They continue walking and, in the middle of the night, stumble upon Stonehenge where Tess lies down to rest on an ancient altar.

Tracy had a difficult relationship with his girlfriend, Tess Trueheart, who found her beau's firm dedication to his work both an irritating interference and a physical danger with her being often caught in the crossfire in his cases.

As Tess faded into the background as a major character, the changing face of law enforcement in real life was also reflected in Tracy's taking on a female assistant, rookie policewoman Lizz Worthington, who joined the police force in 1956 and immediately was assigned to help in the investigation of her long-lost sister's murder by juvenile delinquent Joe Period.

His 1979 film Tess was dedicated " For Sharon ", as Tate had read Thomas Hardy's Tess of the d ' Urbervilles during her final stay with Polanski in London, and had left it for him to read with the comment that it would be a good story for them to film together.

She now lives with Maurice Barthélemy, the father of her daughter Tess.

Kelly Bishop moved into the lead role of Ouisa later in the show's run, and Laura Linney made her Broadway debut as a replacement for the role of Tess.

After Sam and Tess marry, a conflict arises over Tess's priorities and Sam's place in her life.

Tess is upset — she wants him to be beside her on her big night, and is embarrassed at the thought that the public will wonder where he is.

While Tess is at her ceremony, Sam returns the child to the home for Greek refugee children and walks out on the marriage.

The next day, Tess receives an invitation, addressed to both of them, to go to the home of her father and the aunt who raised her ( Fay Bainter ).

He says to her he does not want Tess Harding or " just little Mrs. Craig ", but can't she be Tess Harding Craig?

Gerald, Tess ' inconsiderate secretary ( Dan Tobin ), arrives with a bottle of champagne and reminds Tess of her commitment to launch a ship at 8: 30 am.

He says that he doesn't want either extreme, he just wants her to be " Tess Harding Craig " ( like in the released ending.

Tess feels so guilty over the horse's death, she agrees, against her better judgement, to visit Mrs. d ' Urberville, a wealthy widow who lives in the nearby town of Trantridge, and " claim kin.

Tess does not succeed in meeting Mrs. d ' Urberville, but her libertine son Alec takes a fancy to Tess and secures her a position as poultry keeper on the d ' Urberville estate.

He tenderly asks her forgiveness, but Tess, in anguish, tells him he has come too late ; thinking he would never return, she yielded at last to Alec d ' Urberville's persuasion and has become his mistress.

His mother Tess Struan, and Gordon Chen urge Malcolm to return to Hong Kong to formally become tai-pan, but he is unable to travel due to a samurai ambush which nearly kills him, and leaves him severely wounded.

They have several minor disagreements, but a bigger problem occurs when Tess is coerced to take on the care of a Greek refugee child Chris ( George Kezas ) without having a chance to consult Sam.

She accepts, but when he asks her how much she loves him, she admits " Nobody could love ' ee more than Tess did!

He returns at Candlemas and again in early spring, when Tess is hard at work feeding a threshing machine.

At the end, when Tess and Angel come to Stonehenge, commonly believed in Hardy's time to be a pagan temple, she willingly lies down on an altar, thus fulfilling her destiny as a human sacrifice.

But when Katharine breaks her leg skiing in Europe, she asks Tess to house-sit and Tess discovers she plans to pass off the idea as her own.

Before the party her friend Cynthia ( Joan Cusack ) gives her a valium from Katharine's bathroom when Tess suffers a panic attack.

Days later, Tess is clearing out her desk when someone bumps into her, spiling all her notes and supplies on the floor.

Also, domestic abuse was highlighted with the Halpin family when Tess was murdered by her husband Marty following years of domestic abuse.

She achieved mainstream success when Mike Nichols cast her as spunky secretary Tess McGill in the hit 1988 film Working Girl.

Thomas Hardy wrote of chitterlings in his novel Tess of the D ' Urbervilles, when the father of a poor family John Durbeyfield talks of what he would like to eat:

Posey made her first break in television when she won the role of Tess Shelby on the daytime soap opera As the World Turns.

Granny also explains that Tess ' training was interrupted when she was removed from the facility.

Lionel eventually loses LuthorCorp when Tess proves he is an imposter.

At first, Tess and Emily don't like Brooke's son Ryan, but when he helps foil an elaborate scheme by Max's business manager Nigel to break up the romantic relationship between Max and Brooke ( Nigel thinks Max's work will suffer as a result ), the girls eventually accept him.

Tess appeared in the season's second episode, " New Kid on the Block ", when Balki agrees to babysit her, causing an uproar both at home and at the Chronicle.

He becomes attracted to Tess, the receptionist at the Mermade Hotel, when he and Chris go there to stay for a few days.

Doug does eventually get the excitement he craved, but in a way he could not foresee, when Tess gets kidnapped.

The kid's mother ( Tess Harper ), comments that his father will be very upset when he gets back.