Overview
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.
Cast
- Colm Feore as narrator
- Richard Easton as Benjamin Franklin
- Dylan Baker as Benjamin Franklin
- David Adkins as John Jay
- Gerry Bamman as Paul Wentworth
- Blair Brown as Jane Mecom
- Anthony Cochrane as George
- Peter Donaldson as John Adams
- Ronald Guttman as Le Comte de Vergennes
- Anthony Heald as Jonathan Austin