Series
Hard Times
1977 · 1 season · Drama
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- 7.5
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Overview
Hard Times is a four-part British television drama miniseries based on Charles Dickens' 1854 novel of the same name, a survey of English society and a satirisation of 19th century social and economic conditions. Wealthy, retired Coketown merchant Thomas Gradgrind devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact. He raises his eldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.
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Cast
Patrick Allen
Thomas Gradgrind
Timothy West
Josiah Bounderby
Jacqueline Tong
Louisa Gradgrind
Richard Wren
Tom Gradgrind
Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs Sparsit
Michelle Dibnah
Sissy Jupe
Crew
- Arthur HopcraftWriter
- Charles DickensNovel
- Peter EckersleyProducer
- Jac VenzaProducer
- Ron MaxwellProducer
- Malcolm ArnoldOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- First aired
- October 25, 1977
- Last aired
- November 15, 1977
- Status
- Ended
- Original language
- English
- Episodes
- 4
- Genres
- Drama
Seasons
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