Revolutionary, author, pirate, drinker and sometime maker of ladies corsets, Tom Paine was a 37 year old bankrupt when he sailed the ocean and lit the fuse of the American Revolution. From the alehouses of England to the battlefields of America and the bl
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In the final episode, Tom sails home to an America that looks very different to the one he left fifteen years before.
Inspired by events across the Channel, Tom crosses to France to play his part in the Revolution. But the guillotine soon begins to cast its ominous shadow...
Inspired by events in France, Tom comes home to liberate England. But the establishment have other ideas...
The revolution is here! How hard can it be? Pretty hard, actually...
Paine encounters the dark heart of America and lights a beacon for liberty...
Disaster looms for Tom - but is there a chance for a fresh start?
We begin the extraordinary journey of Tom Paine's life.