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Hard Times is a four-part British television drama miniseries based on Charles Dickens' 1854 novel of the same name, a survey of English society and a satirisation of 19th century social and economic conditions. Wealthy, retired Coketown merchant Thomas Gradgrind devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact. He raises his eldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.
Cast: Patrick Allen, Timothy West, Jacqueline Tong, Richard Wren, Rosalie Crutchley, Michelle Dibnah, Edward Fox, Alan Dobie, Ursula Howells, Barbara Ewing, Harry Markham, Sean Flanagan, Peter Martin, Patrick Durkin
Writers: Arthur Hopcraft (Writer), Charles Dickens (Novel)
Composer: Malcolm Arnold
Producers: Peter Eckersley, Ron Maxwell, Jac Venza
Production: Granada Television, The WNET Group
Network: ITV1
