The Mayor of Casterbridge | |
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Genre | Classic serial |
Based on | The Mayor of Casterbridge by Thomas Hardy |
Screenplay by | Dennis Potter |
Directed by | David Giles |
Starring | Alan Bates |
Composer | Carl Davis |
Country of origin | United Kingdom |
Original language | English |
No. of episodes | 7 |
Production | |
Producer | Jonathan Powell |
Running time | 50 min. (per episode) & 55 min. (final ep.)[1] |
Original release | |
Network | BBC2 |
Release | 22 January 5 March 1978 | –
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The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1978 BBC seven-part serial based on the eponymous 1886 book by the British novelist Thomas Hardy.[2] The six-hour drama was written by television dramatist Dennis Potter and directed by David Giles with Alan Bates as the title character.[3][4] It was released as a 3-disc DVD box set in May 2003.