Although it doesn't have the gloss and camera work of a modern production the acting is all there. In particular the counterpoint Kitty/Levin story line is played out in full whereas in the shorter movie format this is usually skipped to concentrate solely on Anna - which kind of misses the whole point of the book, somewhat. As such the series follows the book extremely well - missing is the dated Russian serf politics which I doubt anyone would be interested in for drama purposes. The period and customs are all captured well.. Much credit is giving to Nicola Pagett but really I feel Eric Porter steals the show in terms of acting. The only real problem is the Russian naming conventions the substiles of which are a bit foreign to British viewers and occasionally difficult to follow - both in the series and book.Read full review
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Always loved this production with such well known actors.
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