BBC is adapting Les Misérables, a smash musical on Broadway, for television.

Dominic West of "The Wire" fame will play Jean Valjean in the upcoming BBC television production of "Les Misérables," which will be written by master adapter Andrew Davies. In the forthcoming movie, West will portray the role of Jean Valjean. The six-hour costume drama, which was originally supported by disgraced Hollywood producer Harvey Weinstein, will star "Spooks" star David Oyelowo as his antagonist Ja....