By Alexandre Dumas. The story of Marguerite Gauthier, a Parisian courtesan who goes on a journey through worldliness, love, renunciation and atonement, thanks to the love of young Armand Duval. Armand is distraught to return to Paris too late to see Marguerite, the love of his life, before she dies. Marguerite ...... Ruth Wilson Duval ...... Dan Stevens Dumas ...... Joseph Kloska Marguerite's sister ...... Manon Edwards Gravedigger ...... Dick Bradnum Directed by Polly Thomas.