First Aired: January 22nd, 1978
Status: Ended
Genre: Drama
Network: BBC Two
Summary: 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.
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# of Episodes: 7
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Alan Bates
as Michael Henchard
as Michael Henchard
Janet Maw
as Elizabeth-Jane
as Elizabeth-Jane
Jack Galloway
as Donald Farfrae
as Donald Farfrae
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