John Adams

Series 1 | Episode 2 | Independence

Cast and Crew Information

Cast

Sam Adams
played by Danny Huston
George Washington
played by David Morse
Abigail Adams
played by Laura Linney
John Adams
played by Paul Giamatti
Alexander Hamilton
played by Rufus Sewell
Nabby Adams
played by Sarah Polley
Thomas Jefferson
played by Stephen Dillane
Benjamin Franklin
played by Tom Wilkinson
John and Abigail Adams

After witnessing a bloody battle, Adams heads back to Philadelphia, where he enters the debate about how to create an independent country. With violence raging in Boston, he nominates George Washington to lead the Continental Army.

A proclamation arrives from King George III, warning that treason will be met with death. A tentative Congress votes on whether or not they should risk declaring independence from Britain. While Adams attempts to rally them, his wife Abigail tends to an outbreak of smallpox in Massachesetts.

The vote goes Adams' way, and the Declaration of Independence is read to a racuous crowd in Philadelphia. 'The break is made,' Adams writes to Abigail, 'and now our work begins.'

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First Shown

Date Time Channel
Saturday 03 January 2009 5.10PM Channel 4

Last Shown

Date Time Channel
Saturday 03 January 2009 5.10PM Channel 4
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