The Mayor of Casterbridge (TV series)
The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1978 BBC seven-part serial based on the eponymous book by the British novelist Thomas Hardy.[1] The six-hour drama was written by television dramatist Dennis Potter and directed by David Giles with Alan Bates as the title character.[2] It was released as a 3-disc DVD box set in May 2003.
The plot
On a drunken impulse, Henchard sells his wife and daughter at a country fair, an outrageous act for which he suffers agonizing remorse. Years later, when he has become a respected and prosperous man, his wife returns to find him. Henchard's attempt to right the long-ago wrong sets in motion a series of events that spell his destruction.
Partial cast
- Alan Bates - Michael Henchard
- Anne Stallybrass - Susan
- Janet Maw - Elizabeth-Jane
- Jack Galloway - Farfrae
- Anna Massey - Lucetta[2]
References
- ^ "The Mayor of Casterbridge". BBC. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
- ^ a b "Mayor of Casterbridge, The (1978)". BFI ScreenOnline. Retrieved 4 November 2018.
