Hard Times (1977)
Thomas Gradgrind, a leading citizen of Coketown, raises his daughter and son to prize hard facts above soft sentiment. His friend Josiah Bounderby, shares the philosophy and applies it to running his bank and textile mills. But when a circus comes to town, it introduces the Gradgrind children to a new world of imagination, and a new companion-Sissy Jupe, a young performer whom their father adopts.
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 28 June 1988
Release Year
- 1977
Start Time
- 15 : 50
Finish Time
- 16 : 40
Duration
- 50:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 1
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
- Thomas Gradgrind, a leading citizen of Coketown, raises his daughter and son to prize hard facts above soft sentiment. His friend Josiah Bounderby, shares the philosophy and applies it to running his bank and textile mills. But when a circus comes to town, it introduces the Gradgrind children to a new world of imagination, and a new companion-Sissy Jupe, a young performer whom their father adopts.
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