War & Peace

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Adapting a book for the small screen is never easy and when it’s an epic tome like Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace – with numerous characters, relationships and settings – the task is that bit tougher. That’s probably why the Andrew Davies' take on the Russian...

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The Night Manager

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Here are just nine reasons we're beyond excited for new BBC1 drama The Night Manager: 1. Tom Hiddleston2. Huw Laurie3. Olivia Colman4. Tom Hollander5. Katherine Kelly6. David Harewood7. Elizabeth Debicki8. Russell Tovey9. Adeel Akhtar Advertising The...

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Anton Lesser

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Anton Lesser on imdb The Hour (Clarence) Game of Thrones (Qyburn) Wolf Hall (Thomas More) The Hollow Crown (Duke of Exeter)

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Wolf Hall: entretien avec le réalisateur

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Grand nom de la fiction britannique, Peter Kosminsky s’est illustré avec des oeuvres de politique contemporaine saluées par la critique. Il s’attelle pour la première fois à une série en costumes à laquelle il injecte les thèmes qui lui sont chers. Pourquoi...

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Wolf Hall sur arte: premiers épisodes ce soir

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Les livres d'histoire nous ont dépeint Thomas Cromwell, conseiller d'Henri VIII, comme l'exécuteur des basses œuvres du royaume. Cette magnifique série de Peter Kosminsky, inspirée par les tableaux du Caravage et éclairée à la bougie, en fait un personnage...

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Golden Globe for Wolf Hall

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Jekyll and Hyde axed by ITV

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ITV's remake of Jekyll and Hyde has been cancelled after one series. The drama, which starred Tom Bateman, Richard E Grant and Natalie Gumede, has been dropped by the broadcaster. While the series opened to 4.3 million viewers, the final episode, which...

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Cycle Agatha Christie sur arte

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War and Peace: top ratings and rave reviews

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The drama, which stars Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton, has also won rave reviews. The adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's novel averaged 6.3 million viewers, peaking at 6.7 million. It was up against ITV's Endeavour and spy drama Deutschland 83 on Channel...

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Impressive ratings for the first episode of War and Peace

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UK TV ratings round-up - data supplied by BARB BBC One's grand new adaptation of War and Peace topped the ratings over the weekend. Well, apart from Countryfile , of course. The drama starring Lily James and James Norton thrilled an average overnight...

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