The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1978 BBC seven-part serial based on the eponymous 1886 book by the British novelist Thomas Hardy. The six-hour drama was written by dramatist Dennis Potter and directed by David Giles, with Alan Bates as the title character. 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 return to Casterbridge, and his fortunes steadily decline.
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| Title | Air Date | Duration | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season 1 | Episode 1 | Part 1 | 2003-08-17 | 120 min |
| Season 1 | Episode 2 | Part 2 | 2003-08-25 | 120 min |
| Production | Jonathan Powell | Producer |
| Editing | Neil Pittaway | Editor |
| Art | Peter Kindred | Production Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Christine Rawlins | Costume Design |
| Costume & Make-Up | Elizabeth Rowell | Makeup Artist |
| Production | Marcia Wheeler | Unit Production Manager |
| Sound | Robin Luxford | Sound |
| Lighting | Hubert Cartwright | Lighting Technician |
| Writing | Betty Willingale | Script Editor |
| Production | Anthony Garrick | Production Assistant |
| Production | Marion McDougall | Production Assistant |
| Writing | Dennis Potter | Screenplay |
| Writing | Thomas Hardy | Writer |
| Sound | Carl Davis | Original Music Composer |
