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A Tale of Two Cities

1980 – 1980 · BBC One
1 seasons · 8 episodes
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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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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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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
Created by Barry Letts

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Status
Ended
Type
Miniseries
First aired
Oct 5, 1980
Original language
EN
Production
BBC
Country
GB

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