Epic drama War and Peace is made EVEN longer: Producers extend tonight's final to cram in an 'enormous amount of suffering' and warn fans to watch with a packet of tissues
Finale tonight of BBC's adaption of Tolstoy's epic drama War and Peace
Producers have extended the final to resolve the stories of main characters
Viewers warned there'll be 'no Hollywood ending' and to have tissues ready
The BBC's lavish adaption of Tolstoy's epic War and Peace has gripped the nation with its heart-wrenching scenes, breathtaking sets and star studded cast.
So fans will be delighted to hear the BBC has granted an extension to the finale of the lavish six-part serialisation, set to be aired this evening.
The denouement of the Russian period drama will be extended by some 20 minutes, in order to resolve the stories of the main characters Natasha, Prince Andrei and Pierre, while packing in 'an enormous amount of suffering'.
The show's producer told The Telegraph there would be 'no Hollywood ending', and advised audiences to have a tissue at the ready as the thrilling drama comes to an end.
According to The Telegraph, this is understood to be the first time the BBC has granted a last-minute extension to a Sunday night drama.
'The BBC have been very generous and allowed us that bit of extra time,' Producer Julia Stannard told Hannah Furness of the Telegraph.
'I hope the audience will feel its a bit of a treat on Sunday night. It's an episode of extreme emotions. I'd really tell everybody to have a box of tissues.
'What's important is that it feels very real; there are no Hollywood endings here.'
Millions have been gripped by War and Peace, resulting in huge ratings for the BBC.
In the tear-jerking final scenes, viewers will see a two-year-old dog called Samba stealing the show.
The cross-breed was found in a rescue centre in Lithuania.
In deeply emotive scenes, the dog comes to the aid of her owner Platon, a lowly soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, as he lies injured in the fierce Russian winter.
Samba, given the name Sashenka in the show, even gets a higher billing in the credits than Tuppence Middleton, who plays the scheming Helene.
Scriptwriter Andrew Davies, who adapted Tolstoy’s masterpiece for television, said: ‘I think perhaps I made a little bit more of the dog than there is in the book because I am a great dog-lover myself.’
Tolstoy did not name the dog, so Davies picked Sashenka after a romantic ballad sung by Russian troops.
The writer also accepted that some viewers would care more about the fate of the dog than the human characters, but added: ‘I have no problem with that. I just want viewers to be swept up in the emotion of it all.’
Audiences will also see what happens to the dashing Prince Andrei (James Norton), Natasha Rostova (Lily James) and Pierre (Paul Dano).
The final episode of War and Peace will be on BBC One at 9pm tonight.
Finale tonight of BBC's adaption of Tolstoy's epic drama War and Peace
Producers have extended the final to resolve the stories of main characters
Viewers warned there'll be 'no Hollywood ending' and to have tissues ready
The BBC's lavish adaption of Tolstoy's epic War and Peace has gripped the nation with its heart-wrenching scenes, breathtaking sets and star studded cast.
So fans will be delighted to hear the BBC has granted an extension to the finale of the lavish six-part serialisation, set to be aired this evening.
The denouement of the Russian period drama will be extended by some 20 minutes, in order to resolve the stories of the main characters Natasha, Prince Andrei and Pierre, while packing in 'an enormous amount of suffering'.
The show's producer told The Telegraph there would be 'no Hollywood ending', and advised audiences to have a tissue at the ready as the thrilling drama comes to an end.
According to The Telegraph, this is understood to be the first time the BBC has granted a last-minute extension to a Sunday night drama.
'The BBC have been very generous and allowed us that bit of extra time,' Producer Julia Stannard told Hannah Furness of the Telegraph.
'I hope the audience will feel its a bit of a treat on Sunday night. It's an episode of extreme emotions. I'd really tell everybody to have a box of tissues.
'What's important is that it feels very real; there are no Hollywood endings here.'
Millions have been gripped by War and Peace, resulting in huge ratings for the BBC.
In the tear-jerking final scenes, viewers will see a two-year-old dog called Samba stealing the show.
The cross-breed was found in a rescue centre in Lithuania.
In deeply emotive scenes, the dog comes to the aid of her owner Platon, a lowly soldier in the Napoleonic Wars, as he lies injured in the fierce Russian winter.
Samba, given the name Sashenka in the show, even gets a higher billing in the credits than Tuppence Middleton, who plays the scheming Helene.
Scriptwriter Andrew Davies, who adapted Tolstoy’s masterpiece for television, said: ‘I think perhaps I made a little bit more of the dog than there is in the book because I am a great dog-lover myself.’
Tolstoy did not name the dog, so Davies picked Sashenka after a romantic ballad sung by Russian troops.
The writer also accepted that some viewers would care more about the fate of the dog than the human characters, but added: ‘I have no problem with that. I just want viewers to be swept up in the emotion of it all.’
Audiences will also see what happens to the dashing Prince Andrei (James Norton), Natasha Rostova (Lily James) and Pierre (Paul Dano).
The final episode of War and Peace will be on BBC One at 9pm tonight.
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