"I absolutely hated the musical!" said Andrew Davies, who wrote the screenplay for PBS/BBC’s six-part adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel Les Miserables, premiering on Masterpiece on April 14.
"I just wanted to rescue this great book,” Davis proclaimed, adding, "I'm sorry, I'd like to be more frank," when TV crit…
PBS Masterpiece and British broadcaster ITV have teamed up to bring Jane Austen's unfinished final novel Sanditon to television.
The broadcasters have partnered on the eight-part adaptation with War and Peace and Mr Selfridge writer Andrew Davies, which will be produced by Death in Paradise and Dickensian producer Red…
EXCLUSIVE: John Updike's controversial Rabbit, Run novels are to be adapted for television after War and Peace producer Lookout Point optioned the rights. The BBC Worldwide-backed production company has brought on board Pride and Prejudice and Bridget Jones's Diary writer Andrew Davies to pen the remake.
Davies will ad…
BBC One and Lookout Point are reteaming with award-winning screenwriter Andrew Davies on the adaptation of Vikram Seth's bestselling novel A Suitable Boy. Published in 1993, the period coming-of-age story begins in 1951 and is set in India. The eight-part series will be shot on location in India and feature the BBC’s…
War And Peace is Harvey Weinstein’s favorite novel he said, calling it his “great triumph” to have read the dense 19th century novel at age 12 after being given a copy by his librarian next-door neighbor when he had to stay home for a period after having his right eye “blasted” in an accident.
The adaptation of Leo Tol…
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