A Tale of Two Cities
TV-PG1980•25m•7.0/10
Drama
Ratings
🎬TMDb
7.0/10(3)
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.
Production
BBC
Language
EN
Status
Ended
First Aired
October 5, 1980
Last Aired
November 23, 1980
Networks
BBC One
Created By
Barry Letts
Trailers & Videos
Available in Your Library
Seasons & Episodes
Select a season to view episodes. Reddit links may contain spoilers.
Season
E1
Part 1
Air date: 1980-10-05
Lucie Manette travels to pre-revolutionary France to find her father who she assumed was dead.
E2
Part 2
Air date: 1980-10-12
Lucie appears to vouch for French émigré Charles Darnay, who is charged with high treason.
E3
Part 3
Air date: 1980-10-19
Darnay is acquitted and Stryver informs Carton of his intentions regarding Lucie.
E4
Part 4
Air date: 1980-10-26
Carton reveals his true feelings to Lucie and Barsad makes an unwelcome reappearance.
E5
Part 5
Air date: 1980-11-02
In London, Manette suffers a relapse. Meanwhile, in Paris, the Bastille is stormed.
E6
Part 6
Air date: 1980-11-09
On receipt of Gabelle's letter, Darnay returns to Paris during the Reign of Terror.
E7
Part 7
Air date: 1980-11-16
Darnay is released from prison, thanks to Manette's influence.
E8
Part 8
Air date: 1980-11-23
The day of Darnay's execution arrives and, with Barsard's assistance, Carton visits him.
Cast
Paul Shelley
Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton
Ralph Michael
Dr Alexandre Manette
Sally Osborne
Lucie Manette
Vivien Merchant
Miss Pross
Recommended
Checking...
The Bible
2013•
7.4
Checking...
Sanditon
2019•
7.6
Checking...
Agatha Christie's Marple
2004•
7.8
Checking...
Miss Austen
2025•
6.2
Checking...
Bleak House
2005•
8.0
Checking...
Tyler Perry's The Oval
2019•
8.2
Checking...
Father Brown
2013•
7.6
Checking...
Jane Eyre
1983•
7.1
Checking...
SkyMed
2022•
6.7
Checking...
Nancy Drew
2019•
7.7
Checking...
Scarlett
1994•
6.6
Checking...
Conviction
2016•
6.8
Similar TV Shows
Checking...
BeHappy
2019•
4.7
Checking...
A Moment But Forever
2025•
6.6
Checking...
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
2026•
7.6
Checking...
Falling in Love with Me
2023
Checking...
Jekyll
2007•
7.5
Checking...
Wycliffe
1994•
6.8
Checking...
Agatha Christie's Poirot
1989•
8.2
Checking...
The Crowded Room
2023•
7.7
Checking...
Blade of Vengeance
Agras 01
Checking...
Agras 01
1988
Checking...
Made for Love
2021•
6.7
Checking...
Station Eleven
2021•
7.1