Benjamin Franklin — Season 1, Episode 2: The Making of a Revolutionary
Documentary • 90 min • 1 season, 3 episodes • ★ 6.7/10
Episode synopsis
Part 2 covers Franklin's years in England, beginning in 1757, when he was sent to London as an emissary for Pennsylvania on a mission to allow the colony to tax the Penn family's lands. Franklin arrived as an ardent admirer of the empire as well as a lover of the American colonies.
About Benjamin Franklin
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.