The Mayor of Casterbridge
The Dennis Potter adaptation of Thomas Hardy's classic tale
Air Date: 1/22/1978
Imdb: tt0077052
Popularity: 8.661
Vote: 5.5/10 (2)
Last Aired: 3/5/1978 12:00:00AM
Next Aired:
Status: Ended
Seasons: 1 - Info
Networks: BBC Two

Overview: 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.