A Tale of Two Cities (1965 TV series)

{{Short description|Former BBC Series}}

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| genre = Historical drama

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| based_on = {{based on|A Tale of Two Cities|Charles Dickens}}

| writer = Constance Cox

| director = Joan Craft

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| starring = Patrick Troughton
Kika Markham
John Wood

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| composer = Alan Rawsthorne

| country = United Kingdom

| language = English

| num_series = 1

| num_episodes = 10 (8 missing)

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| producer = Campbell Logan

| editor = Pam Bosworth

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| runtime = 25 minutes

| company = BBC

| channel = BBC One

| first_aired = {{start date|1965|4|11|df=y}}

| last_aired = {{end date|1965|6|13|df=y}}

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A Tale of Two Cities is a British television series which first aired on BBC 1 in 1965.{{Cite web|url=https://genome.ch.bbc.co.uk/86edcbc47f3f44f5aff97b7a0b45104a|title=A Tale of Two Cities: Episode 1|date=April 11, 1965|issue=2161|pages=17|via=BBC Genome}} It is an adaptation of the novel A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.Baskin p.73 Out of the 10 episodes produced, 8 are believed to be lost.{{citation needed|date=January 2024}} Episodes 2 and 3 survive, and various promotional photographs and productions stills featuring the actors in costume are available online.