The Mayor of Casterbridge
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The Mayor of Casterbridge

7.9 / 10 | United Kingdom
1978 | Drama
The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1978 BBC seven-part serial based on the eponymous 1886 book by the British novelist Thomas Hardy. The six-hour drama was written by dramatist Dennis Potter and directed by David Giles, with Alan Bates as the title character. 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 return to Casterbridge, and his fortunes steadily decline.

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Cast List (22)

David Giles
David Giles
Director
Alan Bates
Alan Bates
Michael Henchard
Janet Maw
Janet Maw
Elizabeth-Jane
Jack Galloway
Jack Galloway
Donald Farfrae
Anna Massey
Anna Massey
Lucetta Templeman
Anna Massey
Anna Massey
Lucetta Farfrae
Ronald Lacey
Ronald Lacey
Jopp
Peter Bourke
Peter Bourke
Abel Whittle
Jeffrey Holland
Jeffrey Holland
Carter
Alan Rowe
Alan Rowe
Mr. Joyce
Gillian Brown
Gillian Brown
Lucetta's Maid
Clifford Parrish
Clifford Parrish
Longways
Avis Bunnage
Avis Bunnage
Mrs. Goodenough
Richard Owens
Richard Owens
Newson
Douglas Milvain
Douglas Milvain
Coney
Anne Stallybrass
Anne Stallybrass
Susan
Freddie Jones
Freddie Jones
Fall
Deddie Davies
Deddie Davies
Nancy
Patricia Fincham
Patricia Fincham
Henchard's Maid
Mischa De La Motte
Mischa De La Motte
Priest
Thomas Hardy
Thomas Hardy
Writer
Dennis Potter
Dennis Potter
Writer

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