Cultural Impact
While Bennett makes no direct references to the social and political emancipation of women that was taking place during the period of the novel, the character of Hilda combines the determination of a young woman for self-expression, with the disempowerment imposed on her by social norms.
The novels were dramatised as a 26-part serial by ATV and broadcast on the British network ITV in 1976. The cast included Janet Suzman as Hilda and Peter McEnery as Edwin Clayhanger. Released in the UK on DVD in July 2010.
A street, "Clayhanger Street", was named after the characters. It can be found in Burslem beside the Wedgwood Institute.
A letter in the Times Literary Supplement in 1982 noted that Clayhanger contains the names of three American presidents (Ford, Carter, and Nixon) who held office long after the novel was published.
Read more about this topic: The Clayhanger Family
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