Looking forward to the BBC’s new adaptation of Tolstoy’s War and Peace? Because their version is set to be just a little bit saucier than the original novel.
Yup, screenwriter Andrew Davies – who cemented Colin Firth’s heartthrob status after making him dive in to a lake in Pride and Prejudice – has admitted ‘sexing up’ his adaptation of the Russian classic, due to kick off on BBC One on Sunday night.
The 79-year-old said that relationships only hinted at in the book have been spun… Read the full story