Hard Times
25/10/1977
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.
Drama
TV Show Information
Patrick Allen
as Thomas Gradgrind
Timothy West
as Josiah Bounderby
Jacqueline Tong
as Louisa Gradgrind
Richard Wren
as Tom Gradgrind
Rosalie Crutchley
as Mrs Sparsit
Michelle Dibnah
as Sissy Jupe
