Hard Times (1977)
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Hard Times is a four-part British television drama miniseries based on Charles Dickens' 1854 novel of the same name, a survey of English society and a satirisation of 19th century social and economic conditions. Wealthy, retired Coketown merchant Thomas Gradgrind devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact. He raises his eldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.
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Patrick AllenThomas Gradgrind
Timothy WestJosiah Bounderby
Jacqueline TongLouisa GradgrindRichard WrenTom Gradgrind
Rosalie CrutchleyMrs SparsitMichelle DibnahSissy Jupe
Edward FoxCaptain James Harthouse
Alan DobieStephen Blackpool
Ursula HowellsMrs Gradgrind
Barbara EwingRachelHarry MarkhamSleary
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Hard Times is a four-part British television drama miniseries based on Charles Dickens' 1854 novel of the same name, a survey of English society and a satirisation of 19th century social and economic conditions. Wealthy, retired Coketown merchant Thomas Gradgrind devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact. He raises his eldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.
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Hard Times has a runtime of 53 minutes.
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