Four episodes: "Rebels With A Cause" discusses Sam Adams and John Hancock and how they influenced the start of the revolution. "Taking Liberties" discusses the heavy British tax levies, the Boston Massacre, the eloquence of orator Patrick Henry and the attempt of Benjamin Franklin to patch things up with King George. "You Say You Want a Revolution" discusses Thomas Jefferson, the early failures of George Washington, the arrest of Benjamin Franklin's son for plotting to aid the British and the support of the French. "A healthy Constitution" goes into what happened after the final defeat of the British, the lack of funds to run the country, James Madison's salvation of the revolution, and George Washington's refusal of the title "King".
Edward Herrmann
Narrator
Beau Bridges
Samuel Adams (voice)
James Woods
John Adams (voice)
Peter Coyote
John Hancock (voice) / Thomas Jefferson (voice)
Michael York
Alexander Hamilton (voice) / Thomas Paine (voice)
Randy Travis
James Madison (voice)
Hal Holbrook
Benjamin Franklin (voice)
Burt Reynolds
Patrick Henry (voice)
Brian Dennehy
George Washington (voice)
The American Revolution59%
John Adams76%
Sons of Liberty69%
Franklin76%
Daniel Boone70%
TURN: Washington's Spies71%
American Experience65%
Casualty62%
Liberty's Kids77%
Space Ghost Coast to Coast78%
The Zeta Project76%
Holby City58%
Adam Ruins Everything75%
Squidbillies68%
The Ed Sullivan Show68%
3rd Rock from the Sun74%
Jake 2.070%
As Told by Ginger69%
The Book of Negroes65%
Victoria73%
