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An epic yarn spanning most of the 18th century, the series follows Franklin's career from humble beginnings in Boston to international superstardom: first as a scientist and revolutionary, and then as a founding father and America's first diplomat to France.
First Aired
Nov 19, 2002
Last Aired
Nov 20, 2002
Seasons
1
Episodes
3
Studio
Lithuanian Film Studio, Middlemarch Films
Keywords
Cast
Full credits →C
Colm Feore
narrator
R
Richard Easton
Benjamin Franklin
D
Dylan Baker
Benjamin Franklin
G
Gerry Bamman
Paul Wentworth
B
Blair Brown
Jane Mecom
A
Anthony Cochrane
George
P
Peter Donaldson
John Adams
R
Ronald Guttman
Le Comte de Vergennes
A
Anthony Heald
Jonathan Austin
J
Jefferson Mays
Elkanah Watson
B
Brian Murray
Viscount Stormont
M
Martin Rayner
Robert Whittington
N
Natacha Roi
Mme. Britton de Jouy
S
Sebastian Roché
French Aristocrat
