The Hollywood Reporter states that BBC4 has a new Tale of Two Cities in the works! It's being written by Alan Bleasdale, who did the 1999 Oliver Twist miniseries, and produced by the company that made Parade's End. Netflix is in talks to co-produce.
Bear in mind that the feature film adaptation scripted by David Farr is still (presumably) in development. So we could see another Great Expectations situation, with adaptations coming to the big screen and the small screen at around the same time!
I have yet to get my hands on any film adaptations of “A Tale of Two Cities,” my favourite Dickens novel. Have either of these come out yet?
Great blog by the way! I also keep a Victorian blog, with a focus on Christian literature from the period.
Thanks for coming by, Nadine! I’m afraid they haven’t yet. The moviemaking process can be agonizingly slow!
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