Editorial

The BBC East region started on 1st May 1959 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One East.

BBC One East

Les Miserables

Drama: Classic & Period

An epic adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic story of love, injustice and redemption.

An epic adaptation of Victor Hugo's classic novel in which an extraordinary cast of characters struggle to survive in war-torn France. A story of love, injustice, redemption and hope.

Series 1

BBC One London

London

Simulcast of BBC One Scotland in high definition. From 14/01/2013

BBC One Scotland HD

The BBC West region started on 1st September 1957 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One West.

BBC One West

Simulcast of BBC One Northern Ireland in high definition. From 24/10/2012

BBC One Northern Ireland HD

Simulcast of network BBC One in high definition. From 03/11/2010

BBC One HD

The BBC South West region started on 20th April 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South West.

BBC One South West

Simulcast of BBC One Wales in high definition. From 29/01/2013

BBC One Wales HD

The BBC South region started on 5th January 1961 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One South.

BBC One South

BBC One West Midlands

BBC One region covering Derbyshire, Leicestershire and Nottinghamshire.

BBC One East Midlands

BBC One North West

The BBC North East & Cumbria region started in 1959 (tbc) as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One North East & Cumbria.

BBC One North East & Cumbria

BBC One Yorkshire

BBC One Oxfordshire

Formerly part of a wider BBC One South East region that included London and part of the South region. Separated from BBC One London 2001-09-03 following reorganisation of the South East region.

BBC One South East

BBC One Cambridgeshire

BBC One Channel Islands

BBC One Yorks & Lincs

BBC One Scotland

Scotland

BBC Northern Ireland region started on 19th April 1955 as part of the BBC Television Service, before becoming BBC One Northern Ireland.

BBC One Northern Ireland

BBC One Wales

Wales

Les Miserables: Series 1

Dominic West

David Oyelowo

Lily Collins

David Bradley

Derek Jacobi

Adeel Akhtar

Johnny Flynn

Henry Lloyd-Hughes

Emma Fielding

Donald Sumpter

Charlotte Dylan

Ayoola Smart

Matthew Steer

Reece Ritchie

Hayley Carmichael

Liz Carr

Henry Lawfull

Raphael Bishop

Annie Firbank

Andrew Paul

Ashley Artus

Chris Brooker

Anna Andresen

Gordon Wilkins

Darren Kent

Andrew Davies

Chris Carey

Tom Shankland

Faith Penhale

Bethan Jones

Rebecca Eaton

Eurydice Gysel

Victor Hugo

John Murphy

Stephan Pehrsson

Richard Bullock

Marianne Agertoft

Lookout Point

Jacqueline Fowler

Di Barton

Czar TV

Les Miserables: Series 1: Episode 1

les-miserables_e01_0119_pp.jpg

Episode 1

BBC One - Les Miserables, Series 1, Episode 1

In war-torn France, convict Jean Valjean and seamstress Fantine must decide their futures.

Classic drama. In war-torn France, convict Jean Valjean and seamstress Fantine must decide their futures. Valjean's past continues to haunt him. Fantine meets the love of her life.

In 1815, France is on its knees after defeat at the battle of Waterloo. Jean Valjean is nearing the end of his sentence at the prison hulks in Toulon after serving 19 years for a petty crime, and is released by ambitious prison guard Javert. Javert has formed a deep personal hatred of Valjean, a resentment he will continue to bear.

Life as an ex-convict is brutal and Valjean sees prejudice at every turn. Valjean is haunted by his past. An encounter with the wise bishop of Digne forces him to consider his own morality, and the kind of life he wishes to lead.

Little Marius Pontmercy is being raised by his grandfather, old royalist Monsieur Gillenormand. Marius's father Baron Pontmercy, a colonel in Napoleon's army, is accidentally saved from death at Waterloo by a passing looter, Thénardier. Pontmercy confronts his father-in-law Gillenormand over his parental rights with tragic consequences.

Meanwhile beautiful Parisian seamstress Fantine is taken out dancing by her friends. They meet some handsome bachelors, and Fantine is drawn to the charming Felix. Fantine's friends worry her naivety may prove dangerous.

BBC One

Accessibility links

Programme Index

Les Miserables

Series 1

Episode 1

Contributors

Genres

Brand

Series

BBC One East

About BBC One