Series

Hard Times

19941 seasonDrama

Creator: Peter Barnes
Year: 1994

Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life.

Episodes

Top cast

Harriet Walter

Rachel

Bill Paterson

Stephen Blackpool

Alan Bates

Josiah Bounderby

Beatie Edney

Louisa Gradgrind

Bob Peck

Thomas Gradgrind

Emma Lewis

Sissy Jupe

Richard E. Grant

James Harthouse

Christien Anholt

Tom

Dilys Laye

Mrs. Sparsit

Alex Jennings

Bitzer

Patsy Byrne

Old Woman

Diana Fairfax

Mrs. Gradgrind

Peter Bayliss

Sleary

Timothy Bateson

Childers

Created by

Peter Barnes

Directed by

Peter Barnes

Written by

Peter Barnes

Produced by

Anne Brogan