Hard Times

• 1977
• •
• Ended

• Drama

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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.

Created by

Arthur Hopcraft

Seasons

1

Episodes

4

Episode length

~53m

First aired

Oct 25, 1977

Networks

ITV1

Original language

English

Origin

United Kingdom