A Tale of Two Cities
TV Series · TV-PG · 25 min · ★ 7.0
A BBC adaptation of Charles Dickens' best-known work of historical fiction concerning a duplicitous love triangle set during the French Revolution.
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Details
- Release date
- 1980-10-05
- Language
- English
- Rated
- TV-PG
- Runtime
- 25 min
- TMDB rating
- 7.0/10 (3 votes)
Themes
- based on novel or book
- sacrifice
- resurrection
- miniseries
- dual role
Cast & crew
Paul Shelley
as Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
Ralph Michael
as Dr Alexandre Manette
- SO
Sally Osborne
as Lucie Manette
Vivien Merchant
as Miss Pross
Nigel Stock
as Jarvis Lorry
Stephen Yardley
as Ernest Defarge
Judy Parfitt
as Thérèse Defarge
- EM
Eric Mason
as Jacques Three
David Collings
as John Barsad
- PC
Peter Cleall
as Jerry Cruncher
Directed by Michael E. Briant