
Hard Times
TV Series · 53 min · ★ 6.5
An adaptation of Dickens' satirical novel about a man whose extreme devotion to rationalism deprives his children of a moral compass to guide them.
Based on Hard Times: For These Times
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Details
- Release date
- 1977-10-25
- Language
- English
- Runtime
- 53 min
- TMDB rating
- 6.5/10 (4 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- miniseries
- period drama
Cast & crew

Patrick Allen
as Thomas Gradgrind

Timothy West
as Josiah Bounderby

Jacqueline Tong
as Louisa Gradgrind
- RW
Richard Wren
as Tom Gradgrind

Rosalie Crutchley
as Mrs Sparsit
- MD
Michelle Dibnah
as Sissy Jupe

Edward Fox
as Captain James Harthouse

Alan Dobie
as Stephen Blackpool
- UH
Ursula Howells
as Mrs Gradgrind

Barbara Ewing
as Rachel
Directed by John Irvin