The Roads to Freedom

Directed by

James Cellan Jones

Country

United Kingdom

How it feels

The series follows various people in Paris as war with Nazi Germany becomes inevitable. It uses voiceover to show the characters' internal thoughts. The story is based on Jean-Paul Sartre's trilogy of novels.

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What happens

The Roads to Freedom is a British 13-part drama serial broadcast on BBC Two in 1970. Based on the trilogy of novels by Jean-Paul Sartre, The Roads to Freedom deals with the lives of various people in Paris as war with Nazi Germany becomes inevitable. Unusually, the series makes much use of voiceover, using the characters' internal thoughts in the narrative. The series was adapted for television by David Turner and directed by James Cellan Jones. The serial was repeated in 1972 and again in 1977. In July 2022, it was announced that BBC Four would be repeating all 13 episodes. The introduction before the start of this rerun was by Colin Baker, who played the part of Claude. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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