The Mayor of Casterbridge (1978)
- Directed by
- David Giles
- Genre
- drama
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Length
- 1 season, 7 episodes
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 4 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this series is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A man sells his wife and daughter at a fair, then later becomes mayor of a town. His past actions haunt him as he tries to build a new life.
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What happens
The Mayor of Casterbridge is a 1978 BBC seven-part serial based on the eponymous 1886 book by the British novelist Thomas Hardy. The six-hour drama was written by television dramatist Dennis Potter and directed by David Giles with Alan Bates as the title character. It was released as a 3-disc DVD box set in May 2003. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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