Release Date

28 Dec, 2003

Total Episode/Season

2/1

Synopsis

At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas. The next day, realising his loss, he swears not to touch liquor again for as many years as he has lived so far. Eighteen years later, Henchard has become Mayor of Casterbridge, a man well respected but not well liked. The unexpected return of his wife and daughter Elizabeth Jane sets off a turn of events that force him to face the consequences of his selfish impulses and violent temper.

Original Title

The Mayor of Casterbridge

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Miniseries

28 Dec, 2003

At a country fair, young hay-trusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan, and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas. The next day, realising his loss, he swears not to touch liquor again for as many years as he has lived so far. Eighteen years later, Henchard has become Mayor of Casterbridge, a man well respected but not well liked. The unexpected return of his wife and daughter Elizabeth Jane sets off a turn of events that force him to face the consequences of his selfish impulses and violent temper.

Created By

Dennis Potter

Actors

Ciarán Hinds

Juliet Aubrey

Jodhi May

James Purefoy

Alex Kelly

Polly Walker

Ben Crompton

David Bradley

Trevor Peacock

Richard Moore

Clive Russell

Annette Badland

Henry Goodman

James Walker

Crew

Ivan Strasburg

Emma MacDevitt

David Thacker

Bruce Macadie

Ted Whitehead

St. John O'Rorke

Lyn Avery

Patrick Rolfe

Thomas Hardy

Jill Trevellick