Cinematography:
Ivan StrasburgComposer:
Adrian JohnstonCast:
Ciarán Hinds, Jodhi May, James Purefoy, Jean Marsh, David Bradley, Alex Kelly, Juliet Aubrey, Polly Walker, Henry Goodman, Karl Johnson, Clive Russell (more)Plots(1)
Travelling the dirt roads of Wessex in search of work, Michael Henchard (Ciaran Hinds) a farm worker, auctions his wife Susan (Juliet Aubrey) and baby daughter in a moment of drunken madness at a country fair. Years later, Susan and her daughter Elizabeth-Jane (Jodhi May) return, seeking Michael in Casterbridge where he has become a rich and respected member of Wessex society. Driven by the need to make amends, he re-marries Susan but in a tragic twist of fate, she dies, but not before leaving a letter containing a shocking revelation. As a romance blossoms between Elizabeth-Jane and the mayor’s charismatic business manager Farfrae (James Purefoy), Henchard becomes convinced that the young man is determined to destroy him and orders Elizabeth-Jane never to see him again, setting a chain of events in motion that will change their lives forever. (Via Vision Entertainment)
(more)Cast
![Ciarán Hinds](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/272/272443_ca457a.jpg)
Ciarán Hinds
UK
Best movies:
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
Road to Perdition (2002)
![Jodhi May](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/319/164319637_67db02.jpg)
Jodhi May
UK
Best movies:
Warriors (1999) (TV movie)
The Last of the Mohicans (1992)
Max and Helen (1990) (TV movie)
![James Purefoy](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/756/162756902_7a211e.png)
James Purefoy
UK
Best movies:
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
V for Vendetta (2005)
Roots (2016) (series)
![Jean Marsh](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/708/163708628_26ef97.jpg)
Jean Marsh
UK
Best movies:
Cleopatra (1963)
Frenzy (1972)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV movie)
![David Bradley](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/438/164438978_8349b1.jpg)
David Bradley
UK
Best movies:
An Adventure in Space and Time (2013) (TV movie)
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
The Hollow Crown (2012) (series)
Alex Kelly
Best movies:
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV movie)
Vera Drake (2004)
All or Nothing (2002)
![Juliet Aubrey](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/527/160527098_0ae153.jpg)
Juliet Aubrey
UK
Best movies:
Welcome to Sarajevo (1997)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV movie)
The Constant Gardener (2005)
![Polly Walker](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/270/270670_f1fd6d.jpg)
Polly Walker
UK
Best movies:
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV movie)
Agatha Christie's Marple (2004) (series)
![Henry Goodman](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/168/723/168723731_9aortf.jpg)
Henry Goodman
UK
Best movies:
Shakespeare Live! From the RSC (2016) (theatrical recording)
I, Claude Monet (2017)
Green Street Hooligans (2005)
![Karl Johnson](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/000/281/281299_e0a1bd.jpg)
Karl Johnson
UK
Best movies:
Frankenstein (2011) (theatrical recording)
Hamlet (2015) (theatrical recording)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![Clive Russell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/806/160806943_b98ac5.jpg)
Clive Russell
UK
Best movies:
Ripper Street (2012) (series)
The Last Duel (2021)
Sherlock Holmes (2009)
![Ben Crompton](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/157/886/157886248_36d28a.jpg)
Ben Crompton
UK
Best movies:
Going Postal (2010) (TV movie)
Les Misérables (1998)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV movie)
![Judy Cornwell](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/159/207/159207176_c3d5b3.jpg)
Judy Cornwell
UK
Best movies:
Jane Eyre (1983) (series)
Cry Freedom (1987)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV movie)
![Annette Badland](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/160/132/160132022_f555c4.jpg)
Annette Badland
UK
Best movies:
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory (2005)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
A Christmas Carol (1999) (TV movie)
![Tony Haygarth](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/164/381/164381947_446c17.jpg)
Tony Haygarth
UK
Best movies:
Holocaust (1978) (series)
Hornblower: Duty (2003) (TV movie)
Chicken Run (2000)
![Michael Cronin](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/163/683/163683359_29ac47.jpg)
Michael Cronin
UK
Best movies:
Jesus of Nazareth (1977) (TV movie)
Anna Karenina (2000) (series)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
![David Calder](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/815/161815822_b3f08c.jpg)
David Calder
UK
Best movies:
Rush (2013)
Hitler: The Rise of Evil (2003) (TV movie)
United (2011) (TV movie)
![Michael Beint](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/161/389/161389144_56291d.jpg)
Michael Beint
UK
Best movies:
The Longest Day (1962)
Agatha Christie: Poirot (1989) (series)
Elizabeth (1998)
![Alan Williams](http://image.pmgstatic.com/cache/resized/w88h116crop/files/images/creator/photos/162/433/162433090_472127.png)
Alan Williams
Best movies:
Chernobyl (2019) (series)
Endeavour (2012) (series)
The Mayor of Casterbridge (2003) (TV movie)
Trevor Peacock
UK
Best movies:
Jonathan Creek (1997) (series)
The Way We Live Now (2001) (series)
Sunshine (1999)