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Napoleon and Wellington's horses exchange love letters during the Napoleonic wars.

Napoleon and Wellington's horses exchange love letters against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Comedy starring Stephen Fry, Daniel Rigby and Tamsin Greig.

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The Napoleonic Wars thwart Napoleon and Wellington's horses sending Valentine's cards.

The Napoleonic Wars thwart Napoleon and Wellington's horses sending Valentine's cards. Stars Stephen Fry. From November 2011.

Deep in the British Library tucked into the slipcover of a book on the history of Blenheim Palace a packet of extraordinary letters has been discovered. 

"Dear Marengo brackets Napoleon's horse close brackets, I've never written a letter like this before...."

Thus begins the first passionate letter from Copenhagen, the Duke of Wellington's horse, to his hero Marengo in this epistolary equine love story. A story of two horses united by an uncommon passion, cruelly divided by a brutal conflict.

Warhorses of Letters stars Stephen Fry as Marengo, the seasoned, famous and just-a-little-bit-short mount of Emperor Napoleon. Daniel Rigby stars alongside him as Copenhagen, the frisky young racehorse who as our story begins is about to be the new mount for the Duke of Wellington. This collection of their moving letters to each other is introduced by Tamsin Greig.

Episode 3 sees our heroes' fortunes fluctuate as the Napoleonic Wars get bloodier and colder making it much harder to send Valentine's cards.

Written by novelists Robert Hudson (The Kilburn Social Club) and Marie Phillips (Gods Behaving Badly - soon to be a feature film starring Christopher Walken and Sharon Stone).

Directed by Steven Canny
Produced by Gareth Edwards.

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Napoleon and Wellington's horses exchange love letters during the Napoleonic wars

Napoleon and Wellington's horses exchange love letters against the backdrop of the Napoleonic wars. Starring Stephen Fry and Daniel Rigby

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