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A Tale of Two Cities

  • 1980
  • Ended
  • Drama
  • ~25m / ep
  • 1 season
  • 7.0/10

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.

Latest: Miniseries · 1980

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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.

  1. E1. Part 1

    Oct 5, 1980 · 26m

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

  2. E2. Part 2

    Oct 12, 1980 · 25m

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

  3. E3. Part 3

    Oct 19, 1980 · 22m

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

  4. E4. Part 4

    Oct 26, 1980 · 24m

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

  5. E5. Part 5

    Nov 2, 1980 · 21m

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

  6. E6. Part 6

    Nov 9, 1980 · 19m

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

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