Set against the conditions leading up to the French Revolution and the Reign of Terror, French doctor Alexandre Manette serves an 18-year imprisonment in the Bastille in Paris, followed by his release to live in London with the daughter he has never met.

• Norman Rosemont Productions
• Hallmark Hall of Fame Productions
• Chris Sarandon
• Peter Cushing
• Alice Krige
• Kenneth More
• Barry Morse
• Flora Robson
• Billie Whitelaw
• Nigel Hawthorne