A Tale of Two Cities

A Tale of Two Cities

TV-PG1989•1h 35m•5.0/10

Drama

Ratings

🎬TMDb

5.0/10(2)

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

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Production

Dune

Language

EN

Status

Ended

First Aired

May 21, 1989

Last Aired

May 22, 1989

Networks

ITV1

Created By

Arthur Hopcraft

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

US

No providers available for this region.

Seasons & Episodes

Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.

Season

E1

Part 1

Air date: 1989-05-21

The similarity of a dissolute English lawyer to an exile from revolutionary France proves useful.

E2

Part 2

Air date: 1989-05-22

To save Charles from the guillotine, Carton proposes a desperate measure.

Cast

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Jean-Pierre Aumont

Alexandre Manette

Serena Gordon

Serena Gordon

Lucie Manette (later Darnay)

Xavier Deluc

Xavier Deluc

Charles Darnay

James Wilby

James Wilby

Sydney Carton

John Mills

John Mills

Jarvis Lorry

Gérard Klein

Gérard Klein

Ernest Defarge

Kathy Kriegel

Kathy Kriegel

Thérèse Defarge

Anna Massey

Anna Massey

Miss Pross

Alfred Lynch

Alfred Lynch

Jerry Cruncher

Jonathan Adams

C. J. Stryver

Karl Johnson

Karl Johnson

Solomon Pross/'John Barsad'

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