War & Peace: Story, Cast and Series Facts

Story and premise

The classic BBC dramatisation of Tolstoy's epic story of love and loss set against the backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars. Anthony Hopkins heads the cast as Pierre Bezuhov (a role for which he won the 1972 Best Actor BAFTA); Morag Hood is the impulsive and beautiful Natasha Rostova; Alan Dobie is the dour but heroic Andrei Bolkonsky; and David Swift is Napoleon, whose decision to invade Russia in 1812 has far-reaching consequences for Pierre and the Rostov and Bolkonsky families. The twenty-part serial was the vision of producer David Conroy whose principle aim was to transfer the rich characterisation and incident from Tolstoy's greatest novel to a television drama. Scripted by Jack Pulman and directed by John Davies, Conroy's War & Peace boasts superb acting, award-winning design (1972 Best Design BAFTA) and breathtaking battle sequences which were filmed in former Yugoslavia.

Series details

• Title: War & Peace
• Format: Scripted
• Language: English
• Genres: Drama, Romance, War
• Premiere date: 1972-09-28
• Final broadcast date listed: 1973-02-08
• Status in TVmaze: Ended
• Network listed by TVmaze: BBC One
• Network country: United Kingdom
• Typical episode runtime: 45 minutes
• TVMaze ID: 13505
• IMDb ID: tt0069654
• TVDB ID: 72128

Cast and credited roles

• Anthony Hopkins — Pierre Bezukhov
• Morag Hood — Nastasha Rostova
• David Swift — Napoleon
• Alan Dobie — Prince Andrei Bolkonsky

Seasons in the TVmaze catalogue

• Season 1: premiered 1972-09-28; final listed air date 1973-02-08; episode order: 20.

Source and licence

Adapted from War & Peace on TVmaze. The synopsis is reproduced as plain text; catalogue facts, cast and season records are selected and reformatted. This adapted text is available under CC BY-SA 4.0, following the TVmaze API licence. Network and web-channel credits identify the service listed in this source; they do not establish current streaming availability.