Basic Info

First Air: January 22, 1978

Rating: ⭐ 5.7/10 (3 votes)

Status: Ended

Seasons & Episodes

Seasons: 1

Episodes: 7

Last Episode

Name: Part Seven

Season: 1, Episode: 7

Air Date: 1978-03-05

Runtime: 50 min

Lucetta has died, the victim of an evil trick. Henchard's conciliation with Elizabeth is short-lived: when her father comes to claim her Henchard pretends she is dead.

The Mayor of Casterbridge

1978 1 seasons 7 episodes ⭐ 5.7/10 3 votes

Overview

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.