A Tale of Two Cities
TV-PG1989•1h 35m•5.7/10
Drama
Ratings
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5.7/10(3)
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.
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
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Seasons & Episodes
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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
Alexandre Manette
Serena Gordon
Lucie Manette (later Darnay)
Xavier Deluc
Charles Darnay
James Wilby
Sydney Carton
John Mills
Jarvis Lorry
Gérard Klein
Ernest Defarge
Kathy Kriegel
Thérèse Defarge
Anna Massey
Miss Pross
Alfred Lynch
Jerry Cruncher
Jonathan Adams
C. J. Stryver
Karl Johnson
Solomon Pross/'John Barsad'
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