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Happy to say Les Misérables hums along without music

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Happy to say Les Misérables hums along without music

The famous West End musical and movie – with not a song in sight – is now a six-part miniseries on Showmax

Kevin Kriedemann

Victor Hugo’s classic 19th-century French novel Les Misérables has been transformed into a powerful six-part miniseries – with not a song in sight. 

The story centres on prisoner 24601, Jean Valjean, as he tries to redeem himself after being sentenced to 19 years of hard labour for stealing a loaf of bread. 

Golden Globe nominees Dominic West (The Affair, The Wire) and David Oyelowo (Selma, A United Kingdom) star as  Valjean and his unyielding arch-nemesis, Inspector Javert. ..

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