1 Season
7 Episode
The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Dennis Potter adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic tale
Michael Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser, gets drunk at a fair and for five guineas sells his wife and child to a sailor. When the horror of his act finally sets in, Henchard swears he will not touch alcohol for twenty-one years. Through hard work and acumen, he becomes rich, respected, and eventually the mayor of Casterbridge. But eighteen years after his fateful oath, his wife and daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, return to Casterbridge, and his fortunes steadily decline.
- Year : 1978
- Country : United Kingdom
- Genre : Drama
- Studio : BBC Two
- Keyword : based on novel or book
- Director :
- Cast : Alan Bates, Janet Maw, Jack Galloway, Anna Massey, Ronald Lacey, Avis Bunnage
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