Hard Times

Hard Times (1994)

Genre: Drama
First Air Date: 1994-04-29
Last Air Date: 1994-05-20
Total Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 4
Status: Ended
Episode Runtime: 60 min.
Network: BBC Two
Director: Peter Barnes

Summary

Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life.

Keywords: based on novel or book, miniseries, period drama, unemployment, 19th century

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Hard Times Seasons

Season 1

First Air Date: 1994-04-29

4 Episodes

Hard Times Episodes

		Title	Air Date	Duration
Season 1	Episode 1	Episode 1	1977-10-25	60 min
Season 1	Episode 2	Episode 2	1977-11-01	60 min
Season 1	Episode 3	Episode 3	1977-11-08	60 min
Season 1	Episode 4	Episode 4	1977-11-15	60 min

Cast
Crew

Harriet Walter

as Rachel
Bill Paterson

as Stephen Blackpool
Alan Bates

as Josiah Bounderby
Beatie Edney

as Louisa Gradgrind
Bob Peck

as Thomas Gradgrind
Emma Lewis

as Sissy Jupe
Richard E. Grant

as James Harthouse
Christien Anholt

as Tom
Dilys Laye

as Mrs. Sparsit
Alex Jennings

as Bitzer
Patsy Byrne

as Old Woman
Diana Fairfax

as Mrs. Gradgrind
Peter Bayliss

as Sleary
Timothy Bateson

as Childers

Production	Anne Brogan	Producer
Sound	Stephen Deutsch	Original Music Composer
Production	Richard Langridge	Executive Producer
Production	Rebecca Eaton	Executive Producer
Editing	Robin Scott Graham	Editor
Costume & Make-Up	Lyn Avery	Costume Design
Production	Angela Grosvenor	Casting
Costume & Make-Up	Sally Hennen	Makeup Designer
Camera	Rex Maidment	Director of Photography
Sound	Derek Norman	Sound Recordist
Costume & Make-Up	Lorien Haynes	Costume Design
Writing	Peter Barnes	Writer
Directing	Peter Barnes	Director
Costume & Make-Up	Sue Bide	Makeup Artist
Art	Bruce Macadie	Production Design
Costume & Make-Up	Flora Avery	Costume Design
Writing	Charles Dickens	Novel