Hard Times (1977)

Name: Hard Times
Genre: Drama
Released: 1977-10-25
Rating: 6.0
Cast: Patrick Allen, Timothy West, Jacqueline Tong, Richard Wren, Rosalie Crutchley

First aired October 25, 197753m/ep1 season · 4 epsEnded

6.0

3 votes

Drama

Overview

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.

Created By

Arthur Hopcraft