2. The Old Order

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Lucie Manette stands as witness at Charles Darnay's Old Bailey trial for treason, where his defence team includes the dissolute Sydney Carton. Meanwhile, an incident in a Paris street stirs revolutionary fervour. Charles Dickens's novel published in 1859 - set in London and Paris before and during the French Revolution. Starring Robert Lindsay and Jonathan Coy. Dramatised by Mike Walker Charles Dickens .... Robert Lindsay Jarvis Lorry .... Jonathan Coy Lucie Manette .... Lydia Wilson Dr Alexandre Manette .... Karl Johnson Charles Darnay .... Andrew Scott Sydney Carton .... Paul Ready Ernest Defarge .... James Lailey Therese Defarge .... Tracy Wiles Marquis St Evremonde .... Clive Merrison Stryver .... Simon Bubb Barsad .... Gerard McDermott Jerry Cruncher .... Carl Prekopp Mrs Cruncher .... Adjoa Andoh Natty Cruncher .... Daniel Cooper Gabelle …. Adam Billington Attorney General .... Paul Moriarty With Christopher Webster Music by Lennert Busch. Director: Jessica Dromgoole & Jeremy Mortimer First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in December 2011.