Season 1
S1 · E1 · Jan 11, 1970
Miners Episode 1
S1 · E2 · Jan 18, 1970
Mutual Aid Episode 2
S1 · E3 · Jan 25, 1970
Mob Rule Episode 3
S1 · E4 · Feb 1, 1970
Soldiers Episode 4
S1 · E5 · Feb 8, 1970
Trapped Episode 5
5 episodes in Season 1
In 1860s France, Étienne Lantier, an unemployed railway worker, is clever but uneducated with a dangerous temper. Forced to take a back-breaking job at the Le Voreux mine when he cannot get other work, he discovers that his fellow miners are ill, hungry, and in debt, unable to feed and clothe their families. When conditions in the mining community deteriorate even further, Lantier finds himself leading a strike that could mean starvation or salvation for all.
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Cast
22 people
Mark Jones
Étienne Lantier
Known for
Don't Open Till Christmas
Rosemary Leach
Maheude
Known for
A Room with a View
The Plague Dogs
Annette Robertson
Catherine
Known for
A Kind of Loving
Graham Haberfield
Chaval
Also in
The Dustbinmen
There's a Hole in Your Dustbin, Delilah
Ken Jones
Rasseneur
Known for
Jesus of Nazareth
Porridge
Donald Burton
Souvarine
John Wentworth
Monsieur Grégoire
Also in
The Main Chance
The Prisoner
Freddie Jones
Maheu
Known for
The Elephant Man
Dune
Edward Jewesbury
Deneulin
Known for
The 10th Kingdom
The Mists of Avalon
Spencer Banks
Jeanlin
Known for
Penda's Fen
The Amityville Playhouse
Alex Marshall
Mouquette
Also in
Jude the Obscure
Villains
Derek Carpenter
Zacharie
Also in
Malachi's Cove
Tales of the Unexpected
David Turner Creator · John Davies Director Émile Zola Author
Total runtime 5h 0m · Episode length 60 min · Type Miniseries
Show info
Premiered
January 11, 1970
Final episode
February 8, 1970
Status
Ended
Network
BBC One
Country
United Kingdom
Type
Miniseries
Episode length
60 min
Total runtime
5h 0m
Original language
English
Production
BBC
Production
United Kingdom
Produced in
Languages
Spoken on screen
English
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