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Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbridge

Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbridge: Episode 4: The Skimmity Ride

Drama: Classic & Period

Episode 4

Episode 4: The Skimmity Ride

The Skimmity Ride

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Thomas Hardy - The Mayor of Casterbridge, The Skimmity Ride

Forever haunted by his reckless past, ex-mayor Michael Henchard is becoming desperate.

Forever haunted by his reckless past, ex-mayor Michael Henchard is becoming desperate. Stars David Calder and John Nettles.

Forever haunted by his reckless past, the ex-Mayor of Casterbridge, Michael Henchard, is becoming desperate...

Stars David Calder as Michael Henchard, Andrea Wray as Elizabeth-Jane, Sandra Berkin as Lucetta, Jason Flemyng as Donald Farfrae and John Nettles as Newson.

The dramatic denouement of Thomas Hardy 's magnificent story of a man whose impetuous, vital character is the seed of his own downfall. 

Music arranged and played by Dave Townsend and the Mellstock Band. 

Dramatised in 4-parts by Sally Hedges 

Directed at BBC Pebble Mill by Nigel Bryant

First broadcast on BBC Radio in 1994.

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Thomas Hardy's powerful tale of the repercussions from a drunken act by the respectable Michael Henchard. Stars David Calder

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