Release Date

25 Oct, 1977

Runtime

00:53: (HH:MM)

Total Episode/Season

4/1

Synopsis

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.

Original Title

Hard Times

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Miniseries

25 Oct, 1977

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.

Created By

Actors

Patrick Allen

Timothy West

Jacqueline Tong

Richard Wren

Rosalie Crutchley

Michelle Dibnah

Crew

Jac Venza

Peter Eckersley

Malcolm Arnold

Charles Dickens

Arthur Hopcraft

Ron Maxwell