Hard Times was a 1977 TV series based on Charles Dickens' 1854 novel of the same name, directed by John Irvin.[1][2]
| Hard Times | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Drama |
| Created by | Arthur Hopcraft |
| Starring | Patrick Allen Rosalie Crutchley Michelle Dibnah Alan Dobie Barbara Ewing Edward Fox Ursula Howells Harry Markham Jacqueline Tong Timothy West Richard Wren Sean Flanagan Peter Martin |
| Theme music composer | Malcolm Arnold |
| Country of origin | United States United Kingdom |
| No. of episodes | 4 |
| Production | |
| Producer | Peter Eckersley & Ronald F. Maxwell & Jac Venza |
| Running time | 60 Minutes |
| Original release | |
| Network | Granada Television WNET Channel 13 New York |
| Release | 25 October – 15 November 1977 |
Cast
edit- Patrick Allen – Thomas Gradgrind
- Rosalie Crutchley – Mrs. Sparsit
- Michelle Dibnah – Sissy Jupe
- Alan Dobie – Stephen Blackpool
- Barbara Ewing – Rachael
- Edward Fox – Capt. James Harthouse
- Ursula Howells – Mrs. Gradgrind
- Harry Markham – Sleary
- Jacqueline Tong – Louisa Gradgrind
- Timothy West – Josiah Bounderby
- Richard Wren – Tom Gradgrind
- Sean Flanagan – Bitzer
- Peter Martin – Waiter
Critical reception
editScreenonline wrote "The four-part adaptation by Arthur Hopcraft is streamlined but generally very faithful to the book and, as directed by John Irvin, the serial is presented with considerable panache."[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "BFI Screenonline: Hard Times (1977)". www.screenonline.org.uk.
- ^ "Hard Times Episode 4 (1977)". BFI. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021.
External links
edit- Hard Times at IMDb
- Hard Times at Screenonline.
- Dickens Hard Times papers, Rare Books, Special Collections, and Preservation, River Campus Libraries, University of Rochester