TV series
War and Peace
Overview
The love story of young Countess Natasha Rostova and Count Pierre Bezukhov is interwoven with the Great Patriotic War of 1812 against Napoleon's invading army.
Details
- First air date
- 2016-01-03
- Status
- Ended
- Seasons
- 1 season
- Episodes
- 6 episodes
- Genres
- Drama
- Network
- BBC One
- Production
- BBC Worldwide, The Weinstein Company, Lookout Point, BBC Cymru Wales
- Country
- GB
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Paul Dano as Pierre Bezukhov
- Lily James as Natasha Rostova
- James Norton as Andrei Bolkonsky
- Gillian Anderson as Anna Pavlovna Scherer
- Olivia Ross as Mademoiselle Bourienne
- Jessie Buckley as Marya Bolkonskaya
- Aneurin Barnard as Boris Drubetskoy
- Greta Scacchi as Natalya Rostova
- Aisling Loftus as Sonya Rostova
- Tom Burke as Fedor Dolokhov
- Tuppence Middleton as Helene Kuragina
- Adrian Edmondson as Ilya Rostov
Creators and crew
- Harvey Weinstein - Executive Producer
- Bethan Jones - Executive Producer
- Andrew Davies - Executive Producer
- Simon Vaughan - Executive Producer
- Faith Penhale - Executive Producer
- Robert Walak - Executive Producer
Episodes
Episode 1
Russia is drawn into war with France, changing the lives of three young people forever.
Episode 2
As Andrei prepares for a great battle, Pierre struggles with married life.
Episode 3
A nervous Pierre fights a duel. Natasha and Sonya receive unexpected proposals.
Episode 4
Natasha is shocked by Andrei's decision to delay the wedding and travel abroad for a year.
Episode 5
Napoleon outrages the Russian emperor by marching his army towards Moscow.
Episode 6
As Napoleon marches into Moscow, the Rostovs rush to leave the city.
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