Germinal
1970 Drama 1 season
TMDB rating 7.5/10 Ended
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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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 and details
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
- Created by
- David Turner
- Network
- BBC One
- First aired
- Jan 11, 1970
- Latest episode
- Feb 8, 1970
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