Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' to be adapted for TV

Leo Tolstoy's 'War and Peace' is being remade for TV, 40 years after the BBC's last adaptation of the epic love story. Regarded as one of the most important works of world literature, the new six-part series will be written by 'Pride and Prejudice' screenwriter Andrew Davies, reported BBC online. "Not just a great novel, it's a wonderful read and it'll make a wonderful serial," said Davies. The new adaptation is due on BBC One in 2015. The 1972 series starred Anthony Hopkins as Pierre Bezukhov. First published in 1869, 'War and Peace' is considered one of Tolstoy's finest literary works, along with 'Anna Karenina'. Award-winning screenwriter Davies, whose other TV adaptations include 'Sense and Sensibility', called it a "thrilling, funny and heartbreaking story of love, war and family life". "The characters are so natural and human and easy to identify with and Natasha Rostova just beats Lizzy Bennet as the most lovable heroine in literature," he added. The new series will be made by BBC Wales.