5 October 1980: A Tale of Two Cities.
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michael_gothard_archiveThe BBC drama, "A Tale of Two Cities", was based on the Dickens novel, and spanned 8 episodes.
Michael Gothard played a revolutionary named Gaspard. His character featured briefly in part 1, shown 5 October 1980, but had more of a story in part 3, shown 19 October.
The series won a Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series 1981.
IMDB entry
Screencaps from episode 3.
Gaspard kisses his daughter, then sets her down so she can go and play.
Gaspard has heard a scream. His daughter has been run down by an aristocrat in a carriage.
He is predictably distraught. His friend - a fellow revolutionary - stops him from taking immediate vengeance.
Meanwhile the Marquis, whose carriage ran the child down, pontificates about how he's amazed that these poor people don't look after their children better, and says he'd quite happily run any of them over.
Gaspard manages to track the Marquis to his home. He finds a hiding place near the mansion, and waits.
He climbs up the side of the house to the balcony near his enemy's bedroom ...
... and kills him.
Gaspard doesn't appear again.
In the following episode, a group of the revolutionaries describe how he escaped capture for some time, but was eventually caught and hanged.
Michael Gothard played a revolutionary named Gaspard. His character featured briefly in part 1, shown 5 October 1980, but had more of a story in part 3, shown 19 October.
The series won a Daytime Emmy: Outstanding Children's Entertainment Series 1981.
IMDB entry
Screencaps from episode 3.
Gaspard kisses his daughter, then sets her down so she can go and play.
Gaspard has heard a scream. His daughter has been run down by an aristocrat in a carriage.
He is predictably distraught. His friend - a fellow revolutionary - stops him from taking immediate vengeance.
Meanwhile the Marquis, whose carriage ran the child down, pontificates about how he's amazed that these poor people don't look after their children better, and says he'd quite happily run any of them over.
Gaspard manages to track the Marquis to his home. He finds a hiding place near the mansion, and waits.
He climbs up the side of the house to the balcony near his enemy's bedroom ...
... and kills him.
Gaspard doesn't appear again.
In the following episode, a group of the revolutionaries describe how he escaped capture for some time, but was eventually caught and hanged.
