The Mayor of Casterbridge

Season 1 Episode 1: Part One

Michael Henchard, in a drunken rage, auctions his wife Susan and infant child to a passing seaman. Realising his folly, Henchard makes an oath to avoid alcohol for twenty-one years, prospering as a grain-trader and Mayor of Casterbridge. After eighteen years, newly widowed Susan and her grown daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, seek out an apparently changed Henchard. Partly from guilt, Henchard agrees to remarry Susan, on condition she stay silent on his past. Henchard hires a business manager, Farfrae, who quickly gains popularity, while Henchard’s dark nature resurfaces.

Genre:

Drama

Seasons:

1

Episodes:

2

Cast:

Ciarán Hinds, Juliet Aubrey, Jodhi May

Quality:

HD

Duration:

98 min

First Air:

2003

Rating:

7.0