The Mayor of Casterbridge

Year: 1000

Runtime: 350 mins

Language: English

Director: David Giles

Drama

Dennis Potter’s televised version of Thomas Hardy’s classic follows Michael Henchard, a down‑and‑out hay‑trusser who, in a drunken gamble at a fair, sells his wife and infant daughter for five guineas. Horrified, he vows never to drink again for twenty‑one years. Through hard work he amasses wealth, respect and eventually becomes mayor of Casterbridge. Eighteen years later his estranged wife and daughter, Elizabeth‑Jane, return, and his once‑secure fortunes begin to unravel.

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