In 1793, the terror of the French Revolution is at its height, and the guillotines are busy. But a mysterious figure is staging daring rescues, and Citizen Chauvelin, the head of the Central Committee of Surveillance, is determined to discover his true identity, and uses a number of informants, including the popular actress Minette Roland.
Elenco: Richard E. Grant , Elizabeth McGovern , Martin Shaw , Anthony Green , Ronan Vibert , Christopher Fairbank , Jamie Bamber , Beth Goddard , Gerard Murphy , Emilia Fox , Ron Donachie , Jonathan Coy , John McEnery , Milton Johns , Jim Sturgess , Anton Lesser , Jim Carter , Richard Dempsey .