
The Dennis Potter adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic tale
Overview
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.
Cast
Alan Bates
7 episodes
Janet Maw
7 episodes
Jack Galloway
7 episodes
Anna Massey
4 episodes
Ronald Lacey
4 episodes
Clifford Parrish
4 episodes
Peter Bourke
4 episodes
Jeffrey Holland
4 episodes
Alan Rowe
4 episodes
Richard Owens
3 episodes
Avis Bunnage
3 episodes
Douglas Milvain
3 episodes
Anne Stallybrass
2 episodes
Freddie Jones
2 episodes
Deddie Davies
2 episodes
Lloyd McGuire
1 episodes
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