A Tale of Two Cities

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Charles Dickens

Mike Walker

Robert Lindsay

Jonathan Coy

Alison Steadman

Karl Johnson

Lydia Wilson

Andrew Scott

Paul Ready

James Lailey

Tracy Wiles

Gerard McDermott

Carl Prekopp

Daniel Cooper

Simon Bubb

Adam Billington

Christopher Webster

Jessica Dromgoole

Jeremy Mortimer

Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities: 3. Two Promises

3. Two Promises

Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities

BBC Radio 4 Extra - Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities, 3. Two Promises

In a Paris wine shop, information is exchanged about a courtship.

News of a courtship is exchanged in a Paris wine shop, while in London there is promise of a wedding. Stars Alison Steadman.

In a Paris wine shop, information is exchanged about the courtship of Lucie Manette and Charles Darnay.

Meanwhile in London, it appears that a wedding is indeed in the air. 

Charles Dickens's novel published in 1859 - set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution.

Starring Robert Lindsay and Alison Steadman.

Dramatised by Mike Walker

Charles Dickens .... Robert Lindsay 
Jarvis Lorry .... Jonathan Coy 
Miss Pross ... Alison Steadman 
Dr Alexandre Manette .... Karl Johnson 
Lucie Manette .... Lydia Wilson 
Charles Darnay ... Andrew Scott
Sydney Carton .... Paul Ready 
Ernest Defarge .... James Lailey 
Therese Defarge .... Tracy Wiles 
Barsad .... Gerard McDermott 
Jerry Cruncher .... Carl Prekopp 
Natty Cruncher .... Daniel Cooper 
Prison Warder .... Simon Bubb 
With Adam Billington and Christopher Webster 

Music by Lennert Busch.

Director: Jessica Dromgoole & Jeremy Mortimer

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.

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Dickens's classic story, set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution

By Charles Dickens, dramatised by Mike Walker. Classic story set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution

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