The four-part television show is based on Henry Fielding’s classic novel, The History of Tom Jones, A Foundling, a big-hearted tale of youthful exuberance, stirring romance and betrayals ...

Tom Jones falls in love with his charming neighbour, Sophia. But he’s poor and she’s rich, so their families conspire to keep them apart. Can love conquer all?

Lady Bellaston takes her revenge on Tom by revealing their affair to a heartbroken Sophia. Have Lady B and Blifil won, or will long-hidden secrets be revealed in time to save Tom?

Cast out of Paradise Hall, Tom heads to London, with Sophia set to marry Blifil the next day. But that night, she runs away from home in pursuit of Tom, only to find him elsewhere.

Believing all hope of love with Sophia is lost, Tom is seduced by the charms of a dangerous lady. Meanwhile, Sophia finds that life for young women in London society can be cruel.