Series · Drama
Germinal (1970)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.
- Creator
- David Turner
- Writers
- David Turner, Émile Zola, Lennox Phillips
- Network
- BBC One
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Language
- English
- First aired
- January 11, 1970
- Status
- Ended
Cast
Mark JonesÉtienne Lantier
Rosemary LeachMaheude- Annette RobertsonCatherine
- Graham HaberfieldChaval
Ken JonesRasseneur
Donald BurtonSouvarine
John WentworthMonsieur Grégoire
Freddie JonesMaheu
Edward JewesburyDeneulin
Spencer BanksJeanlin- Alex MarshallMouquette
- Derek CarpenterZacharie
- Arnold PetersDansaert
Jack LambertBonnemort
Arthur PentelowMaigrat- Terence LodgeNégrel
- Deborah RawlingsAlzire
Norman MitchellLevaque- Joyce LathamMadame Rasseneur
Petronella BarkerCécile
Episodes
0/5 watched- Episode 1: Miners1 h · Jan 11, 1970
- Episode 2: Mutual Aid1 h · Jan 18, 1970
- Episode 3: Mob Rule1 h · Jan 25, 1970
- Episode 4: Soldiers1 h · Feb 1, 1970
- Episode 5: Trapped1 h · Feb 8, 1970
