December 12, 2019 / Modified dec 16, 2019 10:08 a.m.

Masterpiece: Les Miserables

Watch the first three episodes of this iconic series, presented back-to-back.

Love, death, and the struggle for social justice in early 19th-century France feature in this beautifully faithful retelling of one of the world’s most beloved stories.

8 p.m.
Episode One

After 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.

9 p.m.
Episode Two

Living respectably as a provincial mayor and factory owner, Valjean hires the single mother Fantine. Trouble follows that reunites him with his old adversary Javert.

10 p.m.
Episode Three

Valjean saves an innocent man at enormous personal cost. Again evading justice, he tracks down Fantine’s daughter, Cosette. Pursued by Javert, they need a miracle to escape.

Masterpiece: Les Miserables, Sunday beginning at 8 p.m. on PBS 6.

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