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The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1978 BBC seven-part serial based on the eponymous 1886 book by the British novelist Thomas Hardy.[2] The six-hour drama was written by television dramatist Dennis Potter and directed by David Giles with Alan Bates as the title character.[3][4] It was released as a 3-disc DVD box set in May 2003.

The Mayor of Casterbridge
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Genre	Classic serial
Based on	The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy
Screenplay by	Dennis Potter
Directed by	David Giles
Starring	Alan Bates
Composer	Carl Davis
Country of origin	UK
Original language	English
No. of episodes	7
Production
Producer	Jonathan Powell
Running time	50 min. (per episode) & 55 min. (final ep.)[1]
Release
Original network	BBC2
Original release	22 January (1978-01-22) – 5 March 1978 (1978-03-05)

Plot

On a drunken impulse, Henchard sells his wife and daughter at a country fair, an outrageous act for which he suffers agonising remorse. Years later, when he has become a respected and prosperous man, his wife returns to find him. Henchard's attempt to right the long-ago wrong sets in motion a series of events that spell his destruction.

Cast

• Alan Bates[5] as Michael Henchard
• Anne Stallybrass as Susan
• Janet Maw as Elizabeth-Jane
• Jack Galloway as Farfrae
• Anna Massey as Lucetta[3]

Location

The series was shot entirely on location in Dorset, largely in the village of Corfe Castle.[3]

References

External links

• The Mayor of Casterbridge at IMDb
• The Mayor of Casterbridge at the BFI's Screenonline

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