This title is licensed for public performance by the MPLC umbrella license. An elaborate adaptation of Dickens' classic tale of the French Revolution. Dissipated lawyer Sydney Carton defends emigre Charles Darnay from charges of spying against England. He becomes enamored of Darnay's fiancee, Lucie Manette, and agrees to help her save Darnay from the guillotine when he is captured by Revolutionaries in Paris. Stars James Wilby, Xavier Deluc, Serena Gordon, John Mills, Jean-Pierre Aumont and Anna Massey. (Masterpiece Theatre).