Leave of Absence

Overview

At Bald Hills, Andrei tells his father that he plans to marry Natasha Rostova. Prince Bolkonsky is not enthusiastic about the match and suggest that Andrei postpones the marriage for a year, saying that he will give his consent after that time, if Andrei still feels the same. A delighted Natasha agrees to marry Andrei despite the imposition of a year's wait. Pierre and Helene are now living in separate suites. She has become one of Petersburg's most popular hostesses, while he has tired of freemasonry and is consumed by thoughts of Natasha. When Nikolai arrives home on leave he finds that his family are in bad financial straits, to the extent that they may have to sell their home in Moscow. The Countess strongly hints to Nikolai that he may want to consider marrying an heiress....

Guest Stars

Anthony Hopkins

Pierre Bezukhov

Morag Hood

Natasha Rostova

Alan Dobie

Andrei Bolkonsky

Rupert Davies

Ilya Rostov

Faith Brook

Natalie Rostova

Joanna David

Sofya 'Sonya' Alexandrovna

Sylvester Morand

Nikolai Rostov

Fiona Gaunt

Hélène Kuragina