A Tale of Two Cities is a British television series which first aired on BBC 1 in 1965.[1] It is an adaptation of the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.[2] Out of the 10 episodes produced, 8 are believed to be lost.[3] Episodes 2 and 3 survive, and various promotional photographs and productions stills featuring the actors in costume are available online.
| A Tale of Two Cities | |
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| Genre | Historical drama |
| Based on | A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens |
| Written by | Constance Cox |
| Directed by | Joan Craft |
| Starring | Patrick Troughton Kika Markham John Wood |
| Composer | Alan Rawsthorne |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 10 (8 missing) |
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| Producer | Campbell Logan |
| Running time | 25 minutes |
| Production company | BBC |
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| Original network | BBC One |
| Original release | 11 April (1965-04-11) – 13 June 1965 (1965-06-13) |
The BBC previously adapted A Tale of Two Cities as an eight-part serial in 1957, broadcast live from 28 July to 15 September. No recordings or photographs of the production are known to exist, leaving all audio and visual record of it completely lost.
Another two hour film version was produced by the BBC a year later, broadcast on 10 October 1958. This television film, performed live, exists as a 35mm telerecording, but it has not been repeated or made available publicly since its original broadcast.
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