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Charles Dickens' bleak, passionate novel about the challenges of life in 19th-century London comes to life.
Harriet Walter
Rachel
Bill Paterson
Stephen Blackpool
Alan Bates
Josiah Bounderby
Beatie Edney
Louisa Gradgrind
Bob Peck
Thomas Gradgrind
Emma Lewis
Sissy Jupe
Richard E. Grant
James Harthouse
Christien Anholt
Tom
Dilys Laye
Mrs. Sparsit
Alex Jennings
Bitzer
Patsy Byrne
Old Woman
Diana Fairfax
Mrs. Gradgrind
Peter Bayliss
Sleary
Timothy Bateson
Childers
Rebecca Eaton
Executive Producer
Flora Avery
Costume Design
Rex Maidment
Director of Photography
Peter Barnes
Writer
Director
Sue Bide
Makeup Artist
Angela Grosvenor
Casting
Sally Hennen
Makeup Designer
Stephen Deutsch
Original Music Composer
Anne Brogan
Producer
Lorien Haynes
Derek Norman
Sound Recordist
Charles Dickens
Novel
Robin Scott Graham
Editor
Lyn Avery
Richard Langridge
Bruce Macadie
Production Design