Andrew Davies set to follow success of Tolstoy drama with adaptation for BBC of Victor Hugo novelWar and Peace bowed out with 5.7 million viewers on Sunday as it was revealed that scriptwriter Andrew Davies is set to follow the drama’s success with another period epic,Les Misérables.
Davies told the Telegraph he has signed up film producer Harvey Weinstein, who co-produced War and Peace, and to the project,and is due to start talks with the BBC. The Guardian reported earlier on Sunday that War and Peace producers Lookout Point were in active” talks with Davies and his team approximately working on another “major classic”. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com