Masterpiece Theatre; The Mayor of Casterbridge; Mayor of Casterbridge, The, Episode 1; 101

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Series
Masterpiece Theatre
Series
The Mayor of Casterbridge
Program
Mayor of Casterbridge, The, Episode 1
Episode Number
101
Producing Organization
WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-096b98fe503
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Description
Series Description
Broadcast: Sept. 3- Oct. 15, 1978 Casterbridge's Mayor Michael Henchard is a doomed man. His fall was charted 18 years before, when he drunkenly sold his wife and child to a passing sailor, and is set off when his deserted wife turns up with her now-grown daughter. Ashamed by his deed, Henchard vows never to drink again. He has achieved eminence, respect and wealth. The re-entry of wife and child into his life sets up a convoluted chain of events which results in his ruin and return to drunkenness.
Description
Commentary by Masterpiece Theatre host Alistair Cooke.
Broadcast Date
1978-09-03
Asset type
Clip
Genres
Drama
Media type
Moving Image
Duration
00:04:41;18
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Credits
Producing Organization: WGBH Educational Foundation
AAPB Contributor Holdings
WGBH Educational Foundation
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Format: video/mp4
Generation: Proxy
Duration: 00:04:41;18
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Citations
Chicago: “Masterpiece Theatre; The Mayor of Casterbridge; Mayor of Casterbridge, The, Episode 1; 101,” 1978-09-03, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed December 19, 2025, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-096b98fe503.
MLA: “Masterpiece Theatre; The Mayor of Casterbridge; Mayor of Casterbridge, The, Episode 1; 101.” 1978-09-03. American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. December 19, 2025. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-096b98fe503>.
APA: Masterpiece Theatre; The Mayor of Casterbridge; Mayor of Casterbridge, The, Episode 1; 101. Boston, MA: American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-096b98fe503