7. Danton's Death (1978)
Georges Danton, a leader of the French Revolution, created the office of the Revolutionary Tribunal as a strong arm for the Revolutionary Government. Within months, he knew this power was a terrible mistake and fought to have it ended with tragic consequences.
Release date: 1978-04-23
Season number: 13
Episode number: 7
Runtime: 95 minutes
Director: Alan Clarke
Writers: Alan Clarke, Stuart Griffiths
Guest stars
Norman Rodway
as Georges Danton
Ian Richardson
as Maximilien Robespierre
Anthony Higgins
as Camille Desmoulins
Shane Briant
as Marie-Jean Hérault de Séchelles
James Aubrey
as Lacroix
Michael Pennington
as St Just
Roger Sloman
as Bertrand Barère
Kate Fahy
as Julie Danton
Zoë Wanamaker
as Lucile Desmoulins
John Woodnutt
as Fouquier-Tinville
Don Henderson
as Mercier
Michael Cronin
as Billaud-Varennes
Rest of guest stars - click here to expand
Michael Hughes - Louis Legendre, Jonathan Adams - Jean-Marie Collot d'Herbois, Emma Garden - Marion, Carol Harrison - Rosalie, Nell Brennan - Adelaide, Seymour Matthews - Herman, Mandy Woodward - Eugenie