- [Narrator] Once upon a time in merry England, there lived a boy from nowhere and a girl from the other side of the world.

- "Tom Jones" is a story about a young man who ends up going on an adventure to find and save his true love.

- Unfortunately, there is a little obstacle.

My niece is an heiress.

- She was promised to me.

(gentle music) - It's a coming of age story about love, betrayal, family.

- I do not consent to this match.

- Enough!

You silly girl.

- The colliding of two worlds.

- [Sophia] Don't you want me to be happy?

- I want you to be rich and safe.

- Very unfortunately for him and for Sophia, he's perceived as an unsuitable match.

- Can a man ever be a gentleman who doesn't know who his father is?

- Here is the foundling child, brought up in the countryside.

- He just arrives at the estate.

They don't know where this baby's come from.

- [Squire Allworthy] Look at his little face.

- You're never going to keep him.

- Tom Jones is seen as the golden child.

Blifil and Tom, they're complete antitheses of each other, so they clash.

- Your birth condemns you.

- Whilst sort of remaining in period, it feels current.

- You don't wanna be giving your heart to a bad boy.

- [Sophia] He doesn't seem at all bad to me.

He doesn't look at me as though I'm some kind of exotic flower.

- I love that it's being revisited.

- Let's drink to love.

- [Pearl] You have these big characters with big personalities.

- Urgh.

- Lady Bellaston is immediately fascinated by him and must have him.

- Let battle commence.

- The situations Tom gets into are inherently comedic and heightened and other worldly.

- It celebrates youthful idealism, and young peoples' quest for adventure or romance or love.

- I confess to you that I love her with all my heart.

- At least his honor is now certainly lost.

- Fearfully romantic though.

- It's really about those two characters finding themselves.

- Love conquers all.