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Hard Times (1977)

1 season4 episodes53 min per episode★ 7.4 · 175 votes

• Drama

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.

First aired

October 25, 1977

Last episode

November 15, 1977

Network

ITV1

Country of origin

United Kingdom