A Tale of Two Cities is a British-French television series which first aired on ITV between 21 and 22 May 1989. It is an adaptation of the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.Baskin p.241
Plot summary When Charles Darnay is accused of spying, he's unexpectedly freed by a stranger, London lawyer Sydney Carton, who could be his twin. But in addition to their looks, the men share something else: their love for a beautiful woman Lucie Manette.
Selected cast James Wilby as Sydney Carton Xavier Deluc as Charles Darnay Serena Gordon as Lucie Manette John Mills as Jarvis Lorry Jean-Pierre Aumont as Dr. Alexandre Manette Anna Massey as Miss Pross Kathy Kriegel as Madame Defarge Alfred Lynch as Jerry Cruncher Gérard Klein as Monsieur Defarge Jonathan Adams as Stryver Karl Johnson as Barsad Marie Bunel as Peasant Girl Gilles Gaston-Dreyfus as Road Mender François Lalande as Gabelle Claude Le Saché as Aristocrat André Maranne as Aristocrat Nicolas Serreau as Jacques Jean-Pierre Stewart as Public Prosecutor Michel Subor as Le père de Darnay Jean-Marc Bory as Marquis St. Evrémonde Mary Healey as Mrs. Cruncher
References
Bibliography Ellen Baskin. Serials on British Television, 1950-1994. Scolar Press, 1996.
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