[...] In that same production, Alan Dobie as Andrei was grim enough to send you to sleep, but Anthony Hopkins was a perfect Pierre: a real tribute to his acting, because his default mode is to be in command. It’s a stinker, and then some. However, he criticised Hood's performance, saying "the casting of Morag Hood (which, according to the production history included in this DVD set, was a desperate, last-minute decision) is a distressing misfire. Maria tries to rouse Natasha out from her mourning. "[25][26], On Rotten Tomatoes, a review aggregator website, the series received an 86% approval rating with an average rating of 8.3 out of 10. [10], In the UK the drama consists of five 60-minute episodes and one 82-minute finale, broadcast on BBC One beginning 3 January 2016 at 9 pm. War & Peace. What a powerful show that was. 1812: France again breaks peace with Russia and invades, striking towards Moscow. [3] The soundtrack was composed by Martin Phipps. cajunroe: make me choose: ↳ elyksina asked: hussars or marines (Source: cajunroe) war and peace bbc jack lowden james norton. [1][12][13], In the U.S. broadcasting began on 18 January 2016 and the series was simulcast across three networks: A&E, Lifetime, and History Channel. So, Andrew Davies has bitten off the big one. #war and peace #bbc war and peace #paul dano #pierre bezukhov #lily james #natasha rostova #tuppence middleton #helene bezukhova #even paul dano couldn't get me interested in this #big sigh #wp: 101 33 notes This was the twenty-episode BBC “War and Peace” broadcast here on PBS in 1972. [6], In The New Yorker in 2016, Louis Menand wrote "It drags in parts today, but in 1972 no one had seen television that grand or ambitious before. Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as Pierre Bezukhov, Morag Hood is Natasha Rostova, Alan Dobie is Andrei Bolkonsky and David Swift is Napoleon, whose decision to invade Russia in 1812 has far-reaching consequences for each of them and their families. 1807. Nikolai Rostov returns for extended leave. Learn about and revise Islamic teachings about war and peace with BBC Bitesize GCSE Religious Studies. Play on Spotify [5], According to Dr. Lez Cooke in British Television Drama: A History (2003), War and Peace consolidated BBC2 as the channel responsible for 'quality' literary drama. [2] War & Peace aired on A&E, Lifetime and History Channel in the United States as four two-hour episodes, beginning on 18 January 2016. The BBC … A focus on the “peace” aspect of things led to a slower-feeling episode, light and feathery, with only a couple of mentions of Austerlitz to dampen the general mood of courtship and matrimony. 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