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Mr Harding (Tim Pigott-Smith)

Mr Harding has a fine voice and a taste for sacred music.

Mr Harding (Tim Pigott-Smith)

"Suppose I find that young Dr Bold is right, and I am wrong?"
The Warden

Warden of Hiram鈥檚 Hospital when our story begins, Mr Harding has a fine voice and a taste for sacred music, which he occasionally plays on his cello. Married early in life, he has two daughters in the shape of Susan and his youngest, Eleanor, to whom he is particularly indulgent. Universally popular, he鈥檚 mild, open-handed, generous and just. But when adversity arrives, will these qualities be enough?