A Tale of Two Cities
Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.
Videos
Top cast
Paul Shelley
Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
Ralph Michael
Dr Alexandre Manette
Sally Osborne
Lucie Manette
Vivien Merchant
Miss Pross
Nigel Stock
Jarvis Lorry
Stephen Yardley
Ernest Defarge
Judy Parfitt
Thérèse Defarge
Eric Mason
Jacques Three
David Collings
John Barsad
Peter Cleall
Jerry Cruncher
Michael Halsey
Jacques One
Brian Grellis
Jacques Two
David Webb
Gabelle
Harold Innocent
C.J. Stryver
John Abineri
Road Mender
Seasons
Details
- Status
- Ended
- First air date
- October 5, 1980
- Last air date
- November 23, 1980
- Seasons
- 1
- Episodes
- 8
- Episode runtime
- 25m
- Network
- BBC One
- Original language
- EN
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