Hard Times (1994)
Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life.
- First aired
- 1994-04-29
- Genres
- Drama
- Seasons
- 1 (4 episodes)
- Status
- Ended
- Directed / written by
- Peter Barnes
Cast
- Harriet Walter as Rachel
- Bill Paterson as Stephen Blackpool
- Alan Bates as Josiah Bounderby
- Beatie Edney as Louisa Gradgrind
- Bob Peck as Thomas Gradgrind
- Emma Lewis as Sissy Jupe
- Richard E. Grant as James Harthouse
- Christien Anholt as Tom
- Dilys Laye as Mrs. Sparsit
- Alex Jennings as Bitzer
- Patsy Byrne as Old Woman
- Diana Fairfax as Mrs. Gradgrind