A Tale of Two Cities

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Robert Lindsay

Jonathan Coy

Alison Steadman

Karl Johnson

Lydia Wilson

Andrew Scott

Paul Ready

Tracy Wiles

Carl Prekopp

Gerard McDermott

Paul Moriarty

Christopher Webster

Adam Billington

Rikki Lawton

Alex Rivers

Jessica Dromgoole

Jeremy Mortimer

Mike Walker

Charles Dickens

Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities: 5. The Substance and the Shadow

5. The Substance and the Shadow

Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities

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Will it be possible to save Charles Darnay's life?

In Paris, Charles Darnay has been released. But his freedom is short-lived. Stars Robert Lindsay, Andrew Scott and Paul Ready.

Sydney Carton is in Paris with Lucie and her father, determined to try and save Charles Darnay's life.  

Then, an encounter in a Paris street with someone from the import-export trade, may just provide the ghost of a chance.

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

Starring Robert Lindsay, Andrew Scott and and Paul Ready.  

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 
Therese Defarge .... Tracy Wiles 
Jerry Cruncher .... Carl Prekopp 
Barsad .... Gerard McDermott 
Court President .... Paul Moriarty
Young Manette .... Christopher Webster 
Young Evremonde .... Adam Billington 
With Rikki Lawton and Alex Rivers

Music by Lennert Busch.

Directors: 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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