Hard Times (1977)
6.5(4)1 seasonOctober 25, 1977
Arthur Hopcraft
Creator
Arthur Hopcraft
Writer
Rate
Diary
Overview
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.
Episodes
Miniseries
4 episodes · 1977
