May 2018 Acorn TV Calendar
Monday, May 21
ANNA KARENINA (Streaming Exclusive)
Written by Alan Cubitt (The Fall, Prime Suspect II), this BAFTA-award winning 4-part miniseries aired on PBS Masterpiece Theatre and starred Helen McCrory (Harry Potter, Penny Dreadful), Douglas Henshall (Shetland), Stephen Dillane (Game of Thrones, John Adams), Kevin McKidd (Grey's Anatomy), and Mark Strong (Kingsman, The Imitation Game). The sumptuous adaptation of Tolstoy's classic sees Anna Karenina (McCrory) travelling from St Petersburg to Moscow to try and sort out her brother's troubled marriage. Whilst there, a dashing cavalry officer Vronsky (McKidd) falls madly in love with her. Anna tries to resist Vronsky's advances but they embark on a passionate affair culminating in Anna confronting Karenin (Dillane) about her affair. (4 EPS, Channel 4, 2000)
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