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known for his bodice-ripping adaptations of classic novels such as Pride And Prejudice, Bleak House and War And Peace, screenwriter Andrew Davies is now turning Victor Hugo’s Les Miserables into a BBC drama series. ‘But I have to admit I had never read the book before I started or even been to see the musical,’ he confesses at the Hay Festival. ‘I am just vaguely aware of a few of the tunes.’