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The Mayor of Casterbridge 1978

Watch Tv Show Series The Mayor of Casterbridge : 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 dramatist Dennis Potter and directed by David Giles, with Alan Bates as the title character. 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 return to Casterbridge, and his fortunes steadily decline..

Genre: Drama
First Air Date: 1978-01-22
Last Air Date: 1978-03-05
Number of Seasons:1
Number of Episodes:7
Runtime:50 min
Stars: Alan Bates (Michael Henchard), Janet Maw (Elizabeth-Jane II), Jack Galloway (Donald Farfrae)
Director: Marcia Wheeler (Unit Production Manager), Jonathan Powell (Producer), Christine Rawlins (Costume Design), Marion McDougall (Production Assistant), Anthony Garrick (Production Assistant), Peter Kindred (Production Design), Robin Luxford (Sound), Elizabeth Rowell (Makeup Artist), Hubert Cartwright (Lighting Technician), Neil Pittaway (Editor), Betty Willingale (Script Editor), Dennis Potter (Screenplay), Thomas Hardy (Writer), Carl Davis (Original Music Composer)

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