The Mayor of Casterbridge
22/01/1978
Michael Henchard, an out-of-work hay-trusser, gets drunk at a fair and for five guineas sells his wife and child to a sailor. When the horror of his act finally sets in, Henchard swears he will not touch alcohol for twenty-one years. Through hard work and acumen, he becomes rich, respected, and eventually the mayor of Casterbridge. But eighteen years after his fateful oath, his wife and daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, return to Casterbridge, and his fortunes steadily decline.
TV Show Information
Alan Bates
as Michael Henchard
Janet Maw
as Elizabeth-Jane
Jack Galloway
as Donald Farfrae
Anna Massey
as Lucetta Farfrae/Templeman
Ronald Lacey
as Jopp
Avis Bunnage
as Mrs. Goodenough
Richard Owens
as Newson
Douglas Milvain
as Coney
Peter Bourke
as Abel Whittle
Jeffrey Holland
as Carter
