Hard Times (1994)★ 6.4/10
- Drama
Directed by: Peter Barnes
Written by: Peter Barnes, Charles Dickens
In the first part of this adaptation by Peter Barnes, Tom and Louisa are first introduced to the audience.
- Original title
- Hard Times
- Storyline
- Thomas Gradgrind, a wealthy, retired merchant in the industrial city of Coketown, England, devotes his life to a philosophy of rationalism, self-interest, and fact. He raises his oldest children, Louisa and Tom, according to this philosophy and never allows them to engage in fanciful or imaginative pursuits.
- Rating
- 6.4 / 10 · 333
- Companies
- British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), WGBH, BBC Video, Masterpiece Theatre, Public Broadcasting Service (PBS)
- Release dates
- GB April 29, 1994
- US April 30, 1995
- JP May 22, 2015