War and Peace (2015 TV series)
| War and Peace | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Drama |
| Written by | Andrew Davies |
| Directed by | Tom Harper |
| Starring |
Paul Dano Lily James James Norton Rebecca Front Jim Broadbent Aneurin Barnard Gillian Anderson Stephen Rea |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of series | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 6 |
| Production | |
| Running time | 60 minutes |
| Production company(s) | BBC Cymru Wales |
| Distributor |
|
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel |
|
| Picture format | 16:9 1080i |
| Chronology | |
| Related shows | War and Peace (1972 TV series) |
War and Peace is a British drama television series that is set to first broadcast on BBC One in 2015. The six-part adaptation of War and Peace by the Russian author Leo Tolstoy was written by Andrew Davies.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Production
The series was announced by Danny Cohen on 18 February 2013 and was commissioned by him and Ben Stephenson, the controller of BBC Drama.[7] The upcoming production, made by BBC Cymru Wales Drama, is partnered by The Weinstein Company, Lookout Point and BBC Worldwide.[8] The executive producers are Faith Penhale, George Ormond, Andrew Davies, Simon Vaughan and Harvey Weinstein.[9] The drama will consist of six 60-minute episodes for BBC One and eight 45-minute episodes for international markets.[10] It will be directed by Tom Harper.[11]
Cast
The cast was announced on 28 December 2014.[11]
- Paul Dano as Pierre Bezukhov
- Lily James as Natasha Rostova
- James Norton as Prince Andrei Bolkonsky
- Jim Broadbent as Prince Bolkonsky
- Gillian Anderson as Anna Pavlovna
- Rebecca Front as Anna Mikhailovna
- Kenneth Cranham as Uncle Mikhail
- Aneurin Barnard as Boris
- Tuppence Middleton as Helene
- Callum Turner as Anatole
- Stephen Rea as Prince Vassily Kuragin
- Ade Edmondson as Count Ilya Rostov
- Greta Scacchi as Countess Natalya Rostova
- Brian Cox as General Kutuzov
- Ken Stott as Bazdeev
- Jack Lowden as Nikolai Rostov
- Tom Burke as Fedor Dolokhov
- Aisling Loftus as Sonya Rostova
- Jessie Buckley as Princess Marya
References
- ↑ Plunkett, John (18 February 2013). "BBC returns to Tolstoy's War and Peace". The Guardian. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Furness, Hannah (18 February 2013). "War and Peace comes to the BBC in 'epic' Andrew Davies drama". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Jackson, James (18 February 2013). "Andrew Davies to adapt War and Peace for the BBC". The Times. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Lazarus, Susanna (18 February 2013). "Andrew Davies to adapt War and Peace for BBC1". Radio Times. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Walsh, John (19 February 2013). "War, peace, not much else: Andrew Davies is condensing Tolstoy's epic into a six-hour series". The Independent. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Jeffery, Morgan (18 February 2013). "BBC One to adapt 'War and Peace' as six-part drama for 2015". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "BBC One announces adaptation of War And Peace by Andrew Davies". BBC. 18 February 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Rosser, Michael (7 October 2013). "The Weinstein Company partner on BBC epic War and Peace". Screen Daily. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ "The Weinstein Company to partner on epic new BBC drama War and Peace". BBC. 7 October 2013. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ Kemp, Stuart (7 October 2013). "The Weinstein Co. Boards BBC's 'War and Peace' Adaptation". Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 "James Norton Joins Lily James, Paul Dano In BBC/Weinstein Co’s ‘War And Peace’". Deadline.com. 28 December 2014.
External links
| ||||||||||||||||||||||