The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)

The Dennis Potter adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic tale

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.

The Mayor of Casterbridge

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as Lucetta Farfrae/Templeman as

Jeffrey Holland

Jeffrey Holland

as Michael Henchard

as Elizabeth-Jane

as Donald Farfrae

as Mrs. Goodenough

Douglas Milvain

Douglas Milvain

as Abel Whittle

Anne Stallybrass

Anne Stallybrass

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