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War & Peace

Season 1 Episode 9: Leave of Absence

Marriage is proposed, but with conditions attached. Nikolai Rostov returns for extended leave from the army. A romance blooms, but with this comes conflict.

Season 1 Episodes:

Episode 1 Part One: Name Day

1. Part One: Name Day

Aired: Sep 29, 1972

The year is 1805. The Rostov's celebrate the name days of Natasha and Countes...

Episode 2 Sounds of War

2. Sounds of War

Aired: Oct 5, 1972

Pierre Bezukhov tries to come to terms with his large inheritance, the new so...

Episode 5 Austerlitz

5. Austerlitz

Aired: Oct 26, 1972

Preparations are underway for war on the fields of Austerlitz - France on one...

Episode 6 Reunions

6. Reunions

Aired: Nov 2, 1972

A death on the front has yet to be confirmed, while Nikolai Rostov returns ho...

Episode 7 New Beginnings

7. New Beginnings

Aired: Nov 9, 1972

The suspicions that Pierre Bezukhov has against his wife make for a tense enc...

Episode 8 A Beautiful Tale

8. A Beautiful Tale

Aired: Nov 16, 1972

Andre Bolkonsky visits the Rostov's on business. There is a ball in which the...

Episode 9 Leave of Absence

9. Leave of Absence

Aired: Nov 23, 1972

Marriage is proposed, but with conditions attached. Nikolai Rostov returns fo...

Episode 10 Madness

10. Madness

Aired: Nov 30, 1972

Natasha Rostova pays a visit to her future in-laws before the return of her f...

Episode 11 Men of Destiny

11. Men of Destiny

Aired: Dec 7, 1972

Ignoring both advice and a treaty with Russia Napoleon continues his march to...

Episode 12 Fortunes of War

12. Fortunes of War

Aired: Dec 14, 1972

France advances through Russia, and despite the Fatherland rising to battle l...

Episode 13 Borodino

13. Borodino

Aired: Dec 21, 1972

Pierre Bezukhov, as with many in Moscow, is faced with a choice of leaving th...

Episode 14 Escape

14. Escape

Aired: Dec 28, 1972

Thousands of exhausted troops make for a troubled peace in the aftermath of b...

Episode 15 Moscow!

15. Moscow!

Aired: Jan 4, 1973

Napoleon and his troops finally arrive in Moscow, but they encounter unforese...

Episode 16 Two Meetings

16. Two Meetings

Aired: Jan 11, 1973

Moscow has been occupied by the French, but is it really a victory? Domestica...

Episode 17 Of Life and Death

17. Of Life and Death

Aired: Jan 18, 1973

While Andrei lies gravely ill in bed being nursed by Natasha, Pierre has a se...

Episode 18 The Retreat

18. The Retreat

Aired: Jan 25, 1973

Napoleon is forced to retreat from Moscow, and tries to do so in a way which ...

Episode 19 The Road to Life

19. The Road to Life

Aired: Feb 1, 1973

Maria tries to rouse Natasha out from her mourning. Pierre returns, to many i...

Episode 20 An Epilogue

20. An Epilogue

Aired: Feb 8, 1973

Fifteen years have passed since the story's beginning. Pierre and Natasha are...

Info about War & Peace

Current Status: Ended

Network: BBC One

Production Country: United Kingdom

Genres:Drama, War, History