Even whether the condensing of Tolstoys epic is showing up its unbelievable coincidences,this is still glorious telly – from Darcy-esque heroes to wheedling villains and a marvel in the form of Jessie Buckley’s MaryaPierre! gain away from the battle! You will kill people from the mistaken side by stepping on them. I laughed out loud at Pierre attending the scene of the battle of Borodino, barely able to gain his boots on and getting in everyone’s way. “I should like to gain in the thick of it … Let me know whether there’s anything I can enact …” Except actually fight, or obviously. “Let me carry the munitions! I am strong from copious pie-eating.” I cheered like a self-satisfied hussar with a bellyful of borsch when Anatole’s leg fell off. And I wept like an harmless plum-picking peasant girl when Andrei took hold of what was left of that wolf-like scoundrel’s hand.
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Source: theguardian.com