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The Dennis Potter adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic tale

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.

Series Cast

  1. Cast 1

    Alan Bates

    Michael Henchard

  2. Janet Maw

    Elizabeth-Jane

  3. Jack Galloway

    Donald Farfrae

  4. Cast 1

    Anna Massey

    Lucetta Farfrae/Templeman

  5. Cast 1

    Ronald Lacey

    Jopp

  6. Cast 1

    Avis Bunnage

    Mrs. Goodenough

  7. Cast 1

    Richard Owens

    Newson

  8. Douglas Milvain

    Coney

  9. Peter Bourke

    Abel Whittle

Last Season

Poster

Miniseries

1978 | 7 episodes

season 1 of The Mayor of Casterbridge premiered on Jan 22, 1978.

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Facts

Status Ended

Network Network

TypeMiniseries

Original LanguageEnglish 

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