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Season 1 Episode 18: The Retreat

Jan 25, 1973NR1h7.2

Napoleon is forced to retreat from Moscow, and tries to do so in a way which still protects the honour of France. Pierre is caught up in the trek with French soldiers through wintry Russian countryside. Food is scarce and he fears he has...

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