Mayor of Casterbridge

Duration: 52'32''

Synopsis

Seven part television adaptation of the famous novel by Thomas Hardy.

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Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 1

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 1

1978 | 52'32''

Seven part television adaptation of the famous novel by Thomas Hardy.

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 2

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 2

1978 | 51'35''

Michael Henchard is the Mayor of Casterbridge. Eighteen years ago he sold his wife Susan. Now she has returned. For honour's sake, Michael ...

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 3

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 3

1978 | 52'36''

Jealousy has led Henchard into dismissing his manager Farfrae and he has forbidden him and Elizabeth-Jane to meet. With the death of Susan,...

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 4

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 4

1978 | 50'25''

Lucetta Templeman has arrived in Casterbridge. Rejected by her father, Elizabeth-Jane has gone to work for her. Lucetta has turned her atte...

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 5

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 5

1978 | 51'13''

Henchard is on the brink of ruin. His business is crumbling. He has been denounced as a wife seller. When he finds out Lucetta has married ...

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 6

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 6

1978 | 50'44''

As Henchard becomes lower, Farfrae rises to become the Mayor of Casterbridge. Lucetta lives in fair that Henchard will expose their past af...

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 7

Mayor of Casterbridge | Episode 7

1978 | 52'49''

Elizabeth-Jane and Henchard are reconciled but his peace is short-lived after her real father comes to claim her.
Other Archive resources
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The Heart of Thomas Hardy

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