Le miserables

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Anyone watching? Not quite the same without the songs!

Oh, I've caught up. It's pretty close to the book but they've tightened up the Marius/Cossette plot a bit. How many episodes altogether?

There's only two episodes left! 6 in total. They're going to have to really pack the story in. I feel like there's a good 4 episodes worth left at least. (Without giving anything away for anyone who's never seen/read it.)

I agree that it feels as though it could have easily been an 8-part series.

I didn't realise it wasn't! Very surprised to learn there's only 6 episodes as that condenses the action a lot. War and Peace a few years ago only ran to 6 too and the book could've filled 26!

This has nearly caught up with where I'm reading. I might be a bit challenged to keep ahead of the plot!

I am loving the series but also can’t help myself blurting our lines from the songs at odd moments - try to keep it to a minimum though as DH hates it! Will use this thread instead. Last episode dealt with lots of bits that are cut in the musical, but I did ( in my head) croon ‘ Marius you’re no longer a child/ I do not doubt you mean it well/ But now there is a higher cause...’ etc when they were all in the bar.

LaBelleSauvage123 we keep doing the same thing! Trouble is DH keeps calling Cosette 'Courgette' and then promptly singing it 'My name is Marius Pontmercy/and mine's Courgette/Courgette I don't know what to say....'

I think they should have had Thernadier (sp?) saying ‘farewell Courgette’ when Val Jean took her away

creamcheese just on the way home from seeing the musical in Edinburgh! My word, your Javert was good!

His final scene blew me away!

They changed the way Javert's final scene was staged about 8 years ago and it's incredibly done now.

Last saw it in London four years ago and there were a few differences, all positive.

Still on a high - must dig out the soundtrack!

Piggy. Glad you enjoyed it he is rather spesh. I have know him since I was about 10. He's done loads in the west end and was resident director for school of rock.

I want to know how his last scene is done but can't ask questions for fear of spoilers for anyone who doesn't know the story.

I know, I was trying to word it without saying what it was! Will you get chance to see him or do you want a pm?

Piggy I've just sent you a reply.

Sorry it was queen who messaged me. I've replied to you

I'm going to see the tour version so don't want to know anything either.

The continuity announcer just said, "we'll be sparking joy on Sunday evening - later, it's Les Miserables!"

And I thought, I am really enjoying it, but I am not quite sure I would say it is joyful!

Isn't it supposed to be ironic?

There...out on the darkness... a fugitive running...

Red! The blood of angry men!

Black! The colour of despair! (Think that's right!)

A heart fuuull of loooove...

I’m not warming to this Marius, he’s more of a Meh-rius. Never thought I’d say it but I preferred Eddie Redmayne’s version!

A heart full of you. The words are foolish it they're true. Cosette Cosette oh were we dreaming when we met. Who can say. Who can tell.

I agree. Marius is very wet.

Anyone just stood up and sang ‘lemarque is dead!’ ?