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COLLECTION · Series · 1977

Hard Times

Hard Times is a four-part British television drama miniseries based on Charles Dickens' 1854 novel of the same name, a survey of English society and a satirisation of 19th century social and economic conditions. Wealthy, retired Coketown merchant Thomas Gradgrind devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact. He raises his eldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.

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* 6.5 (4)DramaUnited Kingdom · United States
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Creators
Arthur Hopcraft
Countries
United Kingdom · United States
Studios
ITV1 · Granada Television · The WNET Group
Runtime
53 min/ep
Release
25/10/1977
Score
6.5 / 10 (4)
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Seasons and episodes
Miniseries
4 episodes · 1977

Wealthy, retired Coketown merchant Thomas Gradgrind devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact. He raises his eldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.

Episode 1. Episode 1
1977-10-25 · 53 min

Thomas Gradgrind, a leading citizen of Coketown, raises his daughter Louisa and son Tom to prize hard facts above soft sentiment. His friend Josiah Bounderby, shares the philosophy and applies it to running his bank and textile mills. But…

Episode 2. Episode 2
1977-11-01 · 53 min

Encouraged by her father, Louisa reluctantly accepts Bounderby's marriage proposal. Enter Captain James Harthouse, a glib Parliamentarian offering Louisa relief from her loveless household. Meanwhile, Bounderby unfairly fires the honest…

Episode 3. Episode 3
1977-11-08 · 53 min

Bounderby and Gradgrind's fact-bound worlds come crashing down. After Bounderby's bank is robbed, the investigation focuses on the 'fugitive' Stephen Blackpool. However, Louisa suspects a perpetrator closer to home and closer to her…

Episode 4. Episode 4
1977-11-15 · 53 min

Louisa's breakdown forces her father to reevaluate his worldview. From love for Louisa, Sissy delivers Harthouse an ultimatum. From rage, Bounderby delivers a different ultimatum to Louisa and Gradgrind. The town's search for Blackpool…

Cast by season
Patrick Allen
Patrick Allen
Thomas Gradgrind
Timothy West
Timothy West
Josiah Bounderby
Jacqueline Tong
Jacqueline Tong
Louisa Gradgrind
?
Richard Wren
Tom Gradgrind
Rosalie Crutchley
Rosalie Crutchley
Mrs Sparsit
?
Michelle Dibnah
Sissy Jupe
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