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