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The Mayor of Casterbridge

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1978-1978
1 Season
Acorn Media Group
Drama
TV-14

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In a drunken and disheartened state, Michael Henchard sells his wife at a fair. When he becomes sober again, he realizes what he has done, and though unable to find his wife and child, changes his ways. He becomes the Mayor of the town. Nearly twenty years later, his past comes back to haunt him.

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Alan Bates

Michael Henchard

Janet Maw

Elizabeth-Jane

Jack Galloway

Donald Farfrae

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Episode 1

Episode #1.1

Sun, Sep 3, 1978

Susan is taking her daughter, Elizabeth-Jane, back to the fair where her drunken husband, Michael Henchard, sold her for five guineas to a sailor so many years ago. When he woke up to what he had done he swore off the drink. Meanwhile, Susan is sent on her travels to Casterbridge where she finds out that Michael is now mayor. She has second thoughts about seeing him and sends Elizabeth-Jane to see him with a message. He is very happy to see them and arranges a meeting where he proposes to marry Susan again, keeping Elizabeth-Jane in ignorance of what had happened.

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