A Tale of Two Cities 35 years old

A pair of lookalikes, one a former French aristocrat and the other an alcoholic English lawyer, fall in love with the same woman amongst the turmoil of the French Revolution.

Credits

John Mills
John Mills

Jarvis Lorry

James Wilby
James Wilby

Sydney Carton

Jean-Pierre Aumont
Jean-Pierre Aumont

Dr. Alexandre Manette

Karl Johnson
Karl Johnson

Barsad

Anna Massey
Anna Massey

Miss Pross

Serena Gordon
Serena Gordon

Lucie Manette

Cast

Name Character
John Mills He was 81 , 97 years old when he died as Jarvis Lorry
James Wilby He was 31 , now 66 years old as Sydney Carton
Jean-Pierre Aumont He was 78 , 90 years old when he died as Dr. Alexandre Manette
Karl Johnson He was 41 , now 76 years old as Barsad
Anna Massey She was 51 , 73 years old when she died as Miss Pross
Serena Gordon She was 25 , now 61 years old as Lucie Manette
Alfred Lynch He was 58 , 72 years old when he died as Jerry Cruncher
John Woodvine He was 59 , now 95 years old as Attorney General
Jonathan Adams He was 21 , 37 years old when he died as Stryver
Xavier Deluc He was 31 , now 66 years old as Charles Darnay
Kathy Kriegel as Madame Defarge
Mary Healey She was 47 , now 82 years old as Mrs. Cruncher
Gérard Klein He was 52 , now 87 years old as Monsieur Defarge

Crew

Name Job title
Charles Dickens Writing He was 177 , 58 years old when he died Novel
A Tale of Two Cities (35 years)

Ended

  • First Air Date: 1989-05-21
  • Runtime: [95] minutes
  • Number of Episodes: 2