A Tale of Two Cities (1989 TV series)
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GenreHistorical drama
Based onA Tale of Two Cities
by Charles Dickens
by Charles Dickens
Written byArthur Hopcraft
Directed byPhilippe Monnier
| A Tale of Two Cities | |
|---|---|
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |
| Written by | Arthur Hopcraft |
| Directed by | Philippe Monnier |
| Starring | James Wilby Serena Gordon John Mills Jean-Pierre Aumont |
| Composer | Serge Franklin |
| Countries of origin | France United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 2 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Steve Hawes |
| Producer | Roy Roberts |
| Cinematography | Ken Morgan |
| Editor | Edward Mansell |
| Running time | 188 minutes |
| Production company | Granada Television |
| Original release | |
| Network | ITV |
| Release | 21 May – 22 May 1989 |
A Tale of Two Cities is a British-French television series which first aired on ITV between 21 and 22 May 1989.[1] It is an adaptation of the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.[2]
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