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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

2002Seasons: 1Episodes: 3

6.7

Documentary

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.

Top Cast

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

narrator

Richard Easton

Richard Easton

Benjamin Franklin

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Benjamin Franklin

David Adkins

John Jay

Gerry Bamman

Gerry Bamman

Paul Wentworth

Blair Brown

Blair Brown

Jane Mecom

Anthony Cochrane

Anthony Cochrane

George

Peter Donaldson

Peter Donaldson

John Adams

Ronald Guttman

Ronald Guttman

Le Comte de Vergennes

Anthony Heald

Anthony Heald

Jonathan Austin

Jefferson Mays

Jefferson Mays

Elkanah Watson

Brian Murray

Brian Murray

Viscount Stormont

Martin Rayner

Martin Rayner

Robert Whittington

Natacha Roi

Natacha Roi

Mme. Britton de Jouy

Sebastian Roché

Sebastian Roché

French Aristocrat

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