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Dickens goes full capitalist nightmare and it's weirdly hot.
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Hard Times (1994)

Bleak chicFactory smoke elegyVictorian rage

Latest Episode

60 min

Season 1 • Episode 4

Latest

Episode 4

May 20, 1994

Overview

Drama

Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life.

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Content warning
based on novel or bookunemploymentperiod drama19th centuryminiseries
Utilitarianism vs imaginationClass warfareFather-daughter destruction

Standout Aspects

Acting

Alan Bates devours scenery as the lying blowhard Bounderby.

Production

Coketown looks genuinely carcinogenic. You can taste the coal.

Best for:Solo: Rainy Sunday when you want to feel superior to 19th-century bosses.·Streaming: One episode per evening — let the soot settle.
Heads up:Emotional: Stephen Blackpool's storyline will wreck you. Fair warning.
First AiredApr 29, 1994
StatusEnded

Vibe

Pacesteady
Intensitymedium
Tonedark
Feelheavy
Seasons1·Episodes4
BBC Two

Top Cast

Harriet Walter

Harriet Walter

Rachel

Bill Paterson

Bill Paterson

Stephen Blackpool

Alan Bates

Alan Bates

Josiah Bounderby

Beatie Edney

Beatie Edney

Louisa Gradgrind

Bob Peck

Bob Peck

Thomas Gradgrind

Richard E. Grant

Richard E. Grant

James Harthouse

Christien Anholt

Christien Anholt

Tom

Alex Jennings

Alex Jennings

Bitzer

Patsy Byrne

Patsy Byrne

Old Woman

Diana Fairfax

Diana Fairfax

Mrs. Gradgrind

Timothy Bateson

Timothy Bateson

Childers

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Deep Dive

Trivia, insights & behind the scenes

Insight

Dickens wrote this to roast utilitarian philosopher Jeremy Bentham. The 'Greatest Happiness Principle' aged poorly.

Trivia

Bob Peck died the year after filming. His Gradgrind is one of his final performances — all rigid control masking panic.

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