Hard Times Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)
TV-Y
TV Episode | 25 min | Drama

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Hard Times

Episode #1.1 (Season 1, Episode 1)

TV-Y

TV Episode | 25 min | Drama

Sentiment and affection have no place in the upbringings of young Louisa and Tom, who are supervised by their father, Thomas Chadgrind.

Director

Writers

Peter Barnes | Charles Dickens (novel)

Producer

Richard Langridge

Composer

Stephen Deutsch

Cinematographer

Editor

Robin Graham Scott

Casting Director

Angela Grosvenor

Production Designer

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Edit Released

Updated Apr 29, 1994

Release date

Apr 29, 1994 (United Kingdom)

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12 cast members

Name	Known for
Harriet Walter Rachel Rachel See fewer	Sense and Sensibility (1995)
Bill Paterson Stephen Blackpool Stephen Blackpool See fewer	The Witches (1990)
Alex Jennings Bitzer Bitzer See fewer	The Lady in the Van (2015)
Alan Bates Josiah Bounderby Josiah Bounderby See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Richard E. Grant James Harthouse James Harthouse See fewer	Gosford Park (2001)
Beatie Edney Louisa Gradgrind Louisa Gradgrind See fewer	Highlander (1986)
Christien Anholt Tom Tom See fewer	The Laureate (2021)
Dilys Laye Mrs. Sparsit Mrs. Sparsit See fewer	Carry on Camping (1969)
Emma Lewis Sissy Sissy See fewer	The Remains of the Day (1993)
Bob Peck Thomas Gradgrind Thomas Gradgrind See fewer	Jurassic Park (1993)
Russell Baker Self - Host on U.S. transmission Self - Host on U.S. transmission See fewer	Masterpiece Contemporary (2008)
Damian Hunt Young Tom Young Tom See fewer	Just Like a Woman (1992)

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