Hard Times (1977)
Louisa's emotional breakdown forces Gradgrind to reevaluate his worldview. From love for Louisa, Sissy delivers an ultimatum to Harthouse. From rage, Bounderby delivers a different ultimatum to Louisa and Gradgrind. The town's search for Stephen Blackpool ends in tragedy. When the circus returns to Coketown, it is the setting wherein truth can finally emerge and Gradgrind can find hard-won wisdom.
A four-part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel about a young woman who struggles to overcome a childhood lacking in beauty and imagination.
Primary Title
- Hard Times
Date Broadcast
- Tuesday 19 July 1988
Release Year
- 1977
Start Time
- 15 : 50
Finish Time
- 16 : 40
Duration
- 50:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 4
Channel
- TV One
Broadcaster
- Television New Zealand
Programme Description
- A four-part adaptation of the Charles Dickens novel about a young woman who struggles to overcome a childhood lacking in beauty and imagination.
Episode Description
- Louisa's emotional breakdown forces Gradgrind to reevaluate his worldview. From love for Louisa, Sissy delivers an ultimatum to Harthouse. From rage, Bounderby delivers a different ultimatum to Louisa and Gradgrind. The town's search for Stephen Blackpool ends in tragedy. When the circus returns to Coketown, it is the setting wherein truth can finally emerge and Gradgrind can find hard-won wisdom.
Classification
- Unknown
Owning Collection
- TV & Radio
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Languages
- English
Captions
Live Broadcast
- No
Rights Statement
- Made for the University of Auckland's educational use as permitted by the Screenrights Licensing Agreement.
Subjects
- Dickens, Charles--1812-1870--Film adaptations
- Television mini-series--Great Britain
Genres
- Drama
Hosts
- John Irvin (Director)
- Peter Eckersley (Producer)
- Granada Television (Production Unit)
- Jacqueline Tong (Actor)
- Patrick Allen (Actor)
- Timothy West (Actor)
- Alan Dobie (Actor)
- Barbara Ewing (Actor)
- Ursula Howells (Actor)
- Arthur Hopcraft (Writer)
- Rosalie Crutchley (Actor)
Contributors
- John Irvin (Director)
- Peter Eckersley (Producer)
- Granada Television (Production Unit)
- Jacqueline Tong (Actor)
- Patrick Allen (Actor)
- Timothy West (Actor)
- Alan Dobie (Actor)
- Barbara Ewing (Actor)
- Ursula Howells (Actor)
- Arthur Hopcraft (Writer)
- Rosalie Crutchley (Actor)
Subjects
- Dickens, Charles--1812-1870--Film adaptations
- Television mini-series--Great Britain