Name: The Mayor of Casterbridge
Genre: Drama
Released: 05 Mar 1978
Rating: 5.70
Cast: Alan Bates, Janet Maw, Jack Galloway, Anna Massey, Ronald Lacey

Season - Episode

1 Season 1 Jan 22, 1978

1 - 1

Part One Jan 22, 1978
1 - 2

Part Two Jan 29, 1978
1 - 3

Part Three Feb 05, 1978
1 - 4

Part Four Feb 12, 1978
1 - 5

Part Five Feb 19, 1978
1 - 6

Part Six Feb 26, 1978
1 - 7

Part Seven Mar 05, 1978

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.

Year 1978

Studio BBC Two

Director

Crew Jonathan Powell (Producer), Neil Pittaway (Editor), Peter Kindred (Production Design), Christine Rawlins (Costume Design), Elizabeth Rowell (Makeup Artist), Marcia Wheeler (Unit Production Manager)

Popularity 0.7815

Language English