A new adaptation A Tale of Two Cities starring Kit Harington, François Civil and Mirren Mack starts filming next month

The BBC has announced their new four-part drama adaptation of Charles Dickens’ literary classic, A Tale Of Two Cities, set to air on the BBC in the UK and MGM+ in the US. The four-part limited series stars Kit Harington (Industry, Game of Thrones), François Civil (Beating Hearts, The Three Musketeers) and Mirren Mack (Miss Austen, Hedda) with Hong Khaou directing (Mr Loverman, Lilting, Alice & Jack) and Daniel West (Gunpowder, Top Boy) writing. Shooting will commence in October. The picture above shows Harington and Mack.

What is The Tale of Two Cities about?

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.

With filming starting next month, we may get further cast details later this year. Expect the show to air in 2026. As ever, we’ll keep you in the loop.