The Marquis was a character from A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens.
At one point in the book, the Marquis spoke with his nephew about his desire to live in England. He was curious about how he planned make a living there.
Pages featuring the Marquis appeared on Toshiko Sato's computer, after she transferred the data from copy of the physical book using an alien data scanner. (TV: Everything Changes)
Behind the scenes
In the real world, the full name of the Marquis is Marquis St Evrémonde.
- Basil Rathbone played the character in the 1935 film A Tale of Two Cities.
- Heron Carvic played the character in the 1957 BBC TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
- Christopher Lee played the character in the 1958 film A Tale of Two Cities.
- Max Adrian played the character in the anthology series DuPont Show of the Month.
- Jerome Willis played the character in the 1965 BBC TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
- Morris Perry played the character in the 1980 BBC TV series A Tale of Two Cities.
- Clive Merrison played the character in the 2011 BBC Radio 4 adaptation A Tale of Two Cities.