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Benjamin Franklin

Benjamin Franklin

2002 1 Seasons 3 Episodes ⭐ 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.

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.

Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Let the Experiment Be Made

Part 1: “Let the Experiment Be Made,” charts Franklin's first 47 years (he was born in 1706), a period that saw the

EP 2

The Making of a Revolutionary

Part 2 covers Franklin's years in England, beginning in 1757, when he was sent to London as an emissary for Pennsylvania

EP 3

The Chess Master

“The Chess Master” follows “America's native genius,” as historian Keith Arbour calls Franklin, through the fina

Popular Cast

Colm Feore

Colm Feore

narrator

Richard Easton

Richard Easton

Benjamin Franklin

Dylan Baker

Dylan Baker

Benjamin Franklin

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

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