Benjamin Franklin

Season 1 Episode 2: The Making of a Revolutionary

Nov 19, 2002TV-PG3h 30m8.1

Part 2 covers Franklin's years in England, beginning in 1757, when he was sent to London as an emissary for Pennsylvania on a mission to allow the colony to tax the Penn family's lands. Franklin arrived as an ardent admirer of the empire as well as a lover of the American colonies.

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Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 3 The Chess Master

3. The Chess Master

Aired: Nov 20, 2002

“The Chess Master” follows “America's native genius,” as historian Keith Arbo...


Main Cast

Colm FeoreColm Feorenarrator
Richard EastonRichard EastonBenjamin Franklin
Dylan BakerDylan BakerBenjamin Franklin
David AdkinsDavid AdkinsJohn Jay
Gerry BammanGerry BammanPaul Wentworth
Blair BrownBlair BrownJane Mecom
Anthony CochraneAnthony CochraneGeorge
Peter DonaldsonPeter DonaldsonJohn Adams
Ronald GuttmanRonald GuttmanLe Comte de Vergennes
Anthony HealdAnthony HealdJonathan Austin
Jefferson MaysJefferson MaysElkanah Watson
Brian MurrayBrian MurrayViscount Stormont
Martin RaynerMartin RaynerRobert Whittington
Natacha RoiNatacha RoiMme. Britton de Jouy
Sebastian RochéSebastian RochéFrench Aristocrat

Info about Benjamin Franklin

Network: PBS

Production Country: United States

Genres:Documentary, History, Biography

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