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The Mayor of Casterbridge
(en)
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The Dennis Potter adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic tale
1978
50m
Drama
Overview: 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.
Status: Ended
Release date: January 22, 1978
Number of season: 1
Number of episode: 7
Countries of origin: United Kingdom,
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Alan Bates
as Michael Henchar...
Janet Maw
as Elizabeth-Jane
Jack Galloway
as Donald Farfrae
Anna Massey
as Lucetta Farfrae...
Ronald Lacey
as Jopp
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