The BBC has announced more names starring alongside Kit Harington, François Civil and Mirren Mack in an exciting new adaptation of Dickens’ classic novel A Tale of Two Cities
We first mentioned the latest BBC adaptation of A Tale of Two Cities in September, now the BBC has announced more cast. Interestingly, the clapperboard seems to be from an unrelated project, but based on the previous announcement, we assume filming has started.
The cast are now revealed as Sharon Duncan-Brewster (Dune: Part 1), Yannick Renier (Reflection In A Dead Diamond), Fehinti Balogun (Down Cemetery Road), Barry Aird (Brassic), Roxane Duran (Interview With The Vampire), Theo Costa-Marini (Andor) and Guillaume Gallienne (The Regime), joining Kit Harrington (Industry), Mirren Mack (Miss Austen) and François Civil (Beating Heart) in the new four-part drama adaptation of Charles Dickens’ literary classic, A Tale Of Two Cities, set to air on MGM+ in the US BBC iPlayer and BBC One in the UK.
The four-part limited series is directed by Hong Khaou (Mr Loverman) and Richard Clark (Outlander), adapted for screen by Daniel West (Gunpowder, Top Boy).
And what is the story of A Tale of Two Cities
London, 1782. Tensions run high in the war between France and Britain. A young woman, Lucie Manette (Mirren Mack) has her life upended when she receives a message from Paris — her father, assumed dead for almost 20 years, may be alive. The messenger — idealistic French emigré, Charles Darnay (François Civil) — is arrested and charged with treason. Lucie enlists the help of a brilliant but erratic young lawyer, Sydney Carton (Kit Harington), to free Darnay in the hope he will lead her to Paris to track down her father. Lucie’s collision with Darnay and Carton unleashes a powerful and complex love triangle. Both men fight to be worthy of her love, and Lucie is torn over which one to choose. Yet neither man — physically so alike, spiritually poles apart — can escape the other. Instead, they find themselves bound together in life and death, through triumphs, tragedies, marriage, and murder.
We’ll bring more news when we get it.