The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)
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The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)
Plot.
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.
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Cast & Crew.
Alan Bates
Michael Henchard
Janet Maw
Elizabeth-Jane
Jack Galloway
Donald Farfrae
Anna Massey
Lucetta Farfrae / Lucetta Templeman
Avis Bunnage
Mrs. Goodenough
Ronald Lacey
Jopp
Peter Bourke
Abel Whittle
Jeffrey Holland
Carter
Douglas Milvain
Coney
Alan Rowe
Mr. Joyce
Gillian Brown
Lucetta's Maid
Jonathan Powell
Producer
Clifford Parrish
Longways
Neil Pittaway
Editor
Peter Kindred
Production Design
Christine Rawlins
Costume Design
Elizabeth Rowell
Makeup Artist
Marcia Wheeler
Unit Production Manager
Robin Luxford
Sound
Hubert Cartwright
Lighting Technician
Betty Willingale
Script Editor
Anthony Garrick
Production Assistant
Marion McDougall
Production Assistant
Dennis Potter
Screenplay
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Wiki.
The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1978 BBC seven-part serial based on the eponymous 1886 book by the British novelist Thomas Hardy. The six-hour drama was written by television dramatist Dennis Potter and directed by David Giles with Alan Bates as the title character. It was released as a 3-disc DVD box set in May 2003.
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