
Hard Times
1994-04-29 · 60 min / episode · Not rated
Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life.
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Harriet WalterRachel
Bill PatersonStephen Blackpool
Alan BatesJosiah Bounderby
Beatie EdneyLouisa Gradgrind
Bob PeckThomas Gradgrind
Richard E. GrantJames Harthouse
Christien AnholtTom
Alex JenningsBitzer
Patsy ByrneOld Woman
Diana FairfaxMrs. Gradgrind
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