Top billed cast

1. 

   Paul Shelley

   Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton

2. 

   Ralph Michael

   Dr Alexandre Manette

3. 

   Sally Osborne

   Lucie Manette

4. 

   Vivien Merchant

   Miss Pross

5. 

   Nigel Stock

   Jarvis Lorry

6. 

   Stephen Yardley

   Ernest Defarge

7. 

   Judy Parfitt

   Thérèse Defarge

8. 

   Eric Mason

   Jacques Three

9. 

   David Collings

   John Barsad

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Season 1

1980 | 8 Episodes

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.

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Status
Ended

Original Language
English

Original Name
A Tale of Two Cities

Keywords

• based on novel or book
• sacrifice
• resurrection
• miniseries
• dual role