The Mayor of Casterbridge - Season 1 - Eps 3: Part Three
The jealous Henchard has sacked Donald Farfrae and forbidden him to see Elizabeth-Jane. When his wife Susan dies it is just the start of his troubles.
About The Mayor of Casterbridge
Title: The Mayor of Casterbridge
First Air Date: 1978-01-22
Last Air Date: 1978-03-05
Status: Ended
Rating: 5.7/10 (from 3 votes)
Language: EN
Seasons: 1
Total Episodes: 7
Network: BBC Two
Genres: Drama
Production Companies: Unknown
Synopsis
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.
Cast
Alan Bates
Michael Henchard
Janet Maw
Elizabeth-Jane
Jack Galloway
Donald Farfrae
Anna Massey
Lucetta Farfrae/Templeman
Ronald Lacey
Jopp
Avis Bunnage
Mrs. Goodenough
Richard Owens
Newson
Douglas Milvain
Coney
Peter Bourke
Abel Whittle
Jeffrey Holland
Carter
