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Andrew Davies: Rewriting the Classics

Documentary on Andrew Davies, one of Britain's best-known screenwriters and creator of some of the most iconic small-screen dramas of the past 50 years.

Controversial, witty, irreverent, Britain's best-known screenwriter, Andrew Davies, has created some of the most iconic small-screen dramas of the past 50 years. At the age of 82 he is following his smash hit adaptation of War and Peace with another global epic - Victor Hugo's Les Miserables.

As he watches the production come to life during 2018, he looks back at the influence of his childhood in Cardiff. And he explores how he boils down and spices up his dramas - transforming our best-loved novels into prime-time television.

Contributors include Sarah Waters, Helen Fielding and Dominic West.

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Role Contributor
Executive Producer Sarah Broughton
Producer Suzanne Phillips
Participant Andrew Davies
Participant Sarah Waters
Participant Helen Fielding
Participant Dominic West