Hard Times (1977)
| First Air Date: | 1977, October 25 |
| Last Air Date: | 1977, November 15 |
| Status: | Ended |
| Seasons: | 1 |
| Episodes: | 4 |
| Episode Runtime: | 53 min |
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.