Les Misérables viewers praise the BBC adaptation as the 'best drama in years'

BY CHRIS EDWARDS

 

BBC ROBERT VIGLASKY

 

BBC One aired the dramatic conclusion to its Les Misérables adaptation tonight (February 3), and viewers are absolutely gutted that the series has come to an end.

 

The whopping 75-minute episode saw the French revolutionaries meet their untimely demise as the the military advanced on the barricades in greater numbers, delivering heartbreaking death after heartbreaking death.

 

And even if it did take a little too long to reach the story’s equally miserable denouement involving Jean Valjean and Javert, there’s no doubting that audiences were utterly blown away.

 

But could it perhaps be the best drama to grace television scenes in recent years? That’s what many viewers seem to be suggesting.

 

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Yet another prime indication of how television is now the new Flicks. In recent years the onslaught of TV over Movies has escalated in positive artisan forward march. Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones kicked off the fad, Netflix took it to a new level, BBC delivered Dr. Who and Peaky Blinders - Les Mis was brilliant. But TV drama is brilliant !!

14 minutes ago, yopf said:

Yet another prime indication of how television is now the new Flicks. In recent years the onslaught of TV over Movies has escalated in positive artisan forward march. Breaking Bad and Game of Thrones kicked off the fad, Netflix took it to a new level, BBC delivered Dr. Who and Peaky Blinders - Les Mis was brilliant. But TV drama is brilliant !!

Not only BBC, ITV do some good ones as well. CLEANING UP is great.

12 minutes ago, wgdanson said:

CLEANING UP is great.

Second That 

So, is Les Mis any good? I keep seeing it advertised on iPlayer and can watch start

to finish, I was put off by a snooty girl who thought Lloyd Webber's stage adaption

was the best thing ever.

Yup, it was ok. Worth watching.

I read the novel by Victor Hugo.  Haven't seen the BBC adaptation but loved the 1935 movie with Charles Laughton and Frederick March.