Hard Times

Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life with an outstanding cast and brilliant cinematography.

Alan Bates

(Josiah Bounderby)

Bob Peck

(Thomas Gradgrind)

Richard E. Grant

(James Harthouse)

Bill Paterson

(Stephen Blackpool)

Beatie Edney

(Louisa Gradgrind)

Harriet Walter

(Rachel)

Christien Anholt

(Tom)

Dilys Laye

(Mrs. Sparsit)

Alex Jennings

(Bitzer)

Diana Fairfax

(Mrs. Gradgrind)

Peter Bayliss

(Sleary)

Timothy Bateson

(Childers)

Christopher Benjamin

(Slackbridge)