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Les Misérables on PBS offers a perfect way to get through Droughtlander

By Alexandria Ingham

MASTERPIECE“Les Misérables”Sundays, April 14 - May 19, 2019 at 9pm ET on PBSEpisode OneSunday, April 14, 2019; 9-10pm ETAfter serving a draconian prison term for stealing bread, Jean Valjean is released. He resorts to petty crime, but Bishop Myriel teaches him a valuable lesson.Picture Shows: Jean Valjean (DOMINIC WEST), Javert (DAVID OYELOWO)For editorial use only.Photographer: Robert Viglasky(C) Lookout Point
MASTERPIECE“Les Misérables”Sundays, April 14 - May 19, 2019 at 9pm ET on PBSEpisode OneSunday, April 14, 2019; 9-10pm ETAfter serving a draconian prison term for stealing bread, Jean Valjean is released. He resorts to petty crime, but Bishop Myriel teaches him a valuable lesson.Picture Shows: Jean Valjean (DOMINIC WEST), Javert (DAVID OYELOWO)For editorial use only.Photographer: Robert Viglasky(C) Lookout Point /
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PBS has a show to help you get through Droughtlander. It’s time to tune into Les Misérables.

Right now, you’ll still be looking for ways to get through Droughtlander. PBS offers a range of options to get through the break, with the latest being Les Misérables. Fans in the UK will have watched it on BBC One, but it began on PBS on Sunday.

You’ve likely seen the musical, whether on stage or via the movie with Hugh Jackman. There are many who haven’t read the novel by Victor Hugo, and that’s what this series is based on. There’s no music and some of the musical storyline will be different because the musical was only loosely based on the novel and did have to change some of the relationships due to time constraints.

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Honestly, I do highly recommend the novel, too. It’s much shorter than any of the Outlander novels but still full of beauty, love, heartache, and real life. Set in pre-Revolutionary War France, the book tells the story of Jean Valjean after he gets out of prison, where he was initially sent for stealing a loaf of bread.

While he’s made a free man, he realizes the difficulty in getting away from his past. Throughout the novel, we follow Valjean and various other members of the upper- and lower-class French population. With it set during the time of pre-Revolutionary War, tensions are running high. Students take to the street to protest and they’re not afraid to turn to violence.

Keep the memories of the musical out of your head so you can go into this series. The six-part series airs on Sundays. You can catch up on PBS Passport through Amazon Channels for now and then you can move onto new episodes on a weekly basis.

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This is perfect for Outlander fans to get through Droughtlander. The novel is set in the time period around when Claire and Jamie were in Paris. It focuses on the disenfranchised view of the starving, poor population, looking at the steps the people would take just to survive. If you want to get ready for the buildup in the Colonies before the Revolutionary War in America, this is a series you’ll want to check out.

Dominic West stars as Valjean, with David Oyelowo as his pursuer Javert. Lily Collins is Fantine while Ellie Bamber and Josh O’Connor star as Cosette and Marius.

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What are you watching to get through Droughtlander? What did you think of the premiere of Les Misérables? Share your thoughts in the comments below.

Les Misérables airs on Sundays at 9/8c on PBS.

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