The Mayor of Casterbridge

"Adaptation of Thomas Hardys novel"
Audience Score
70
The Mayor of Casterbridge
NR 3 hr 16 minDrama, TV Movie
Adaptation of Thomas Hardys novel At a country fair young haytrusser Michael Henchard quarrels with his wife Susan and in a drunken fit decides to auction off his wife and baby to a sailor for five guineas The next day realising his loss he swears not to touch liquor again for as many years as he has lived so far Eighteen years later Henchard has become Mayor of Casterbridge a man well respected but not well liked The unexpected return of his wife and daughter Elizabeth Jane sets off a turn of events that force him to face the consequences of his selfish impulses and violent temper
DirectorDavid Thacker
WritersThomas HardyTed Whitehead