A Tale of Two Cities

TV Show

TV-PG

70%

A Tale of Two Cities

Drama

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.

Oct 5, 19801 seasons8 episodesEndedEN

Cast spotlight

Jump into full cast pages for bio, socials, and recent work.

Paul Shelley

Paul Shelley

Charles Darnay / Sydney Carton

Ralph Michael

Ralph Michael

Dr Alexandre Manette

Vivien Merchant

Vivien Merchant

Miss Pross

Seasons

Miniseries

8 episodes

Premiered Oct 5, 1980

Episodes

1–6 of 8

Part 1

Lucie Manette travels to pre-revolutionary France to find her father who she assumed was dead.

Part 2

Lucie appears to vouch for French émigré Charles Darnay, who is charged with high treason.

Part 3

Darnay is acquitted and Stryver informs Carton of his intentions regarding Lucie.

Part 4

Carton reveals his true feelings to Lucie and Barsad makes an unwelcome reappearance.

Part 5

In London, Manette suffers a relapse. Meanwhile, in Paris, the Bastille is stormed.

Part 6

On receipt of Gabelle's letter, Darnay returns to Paris during the Reign of Terror.

Page 1 of 2

Gallery

Switch between posters and backdrops, then expand any image.

Where to watch

Amazon Prime Video Free with Ads

Tubi TV

Networks

BBC One

GB

Recommended next

The Bible

Tv74%

Miss Austen

Tv62%

Jane Eyre

Tv71%

Sanditon

Tv76%

Little Disasters

Tv71%

Agatha Christie's Marple

Tv78%

Thai Cave Rescue

Tv76%

Smiley's People

Tv76%

Tyler Perry's The Oval

Tv82%

SkyMed

Tv67%

The Mysterious Benedict Society

Tv76%