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Hard Times

BBC Two
on BBC Two England

This new version of Charles Dickens 's novel has been adapted and directed by Oscar-nominated author Peter Barnes.
Set against the backdrop of Victorian industrialisation, the tragic lives of Tom and Louisa Gradgrind unfold within a loveless world, in which social and economic values are placed above human concerns.
Producer Richard Langridge First shown on Daytime on Two Stereo

Contributors

Unknown:
Charles Dickens
Unknown:
Peter Barnes.
Unknown:
Louisa Gradgrind
Producer:
Richard Langridge
Gradgrind:
Bob Peck
Bounderby:
Alan Bates
Mrs Sparse:
Dilys Laye
Blackpool:
Bill Paterson
Rachel:
Harriet Walter
Louisa:
Beatie Edney
Sissy:
Emma Lewis
Tom:
Christien Anholt
Harthouse:
Richard E Grant
Bitzer:
Alex Jennings
Source: Radio Times

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