Tolstoy's classic comes to the screen once more, this time courtesy of Channel 4. Set in 19th Century Russia and beginning in the ostentatious wealth of St Petersburg; Anna is trapped in a loveless marriage and rushing headlong into a passionate but reckless affair with a dashing young army officer. Along Anna's journey we meet Levin, who has adopted a simple rural life in an attempt to give his life some meaning, and Anna's brother, whose serial adultery threatens to destroy him and those he loves. An epic story of love and life, this Anna Karenina is a professionally realised adaptation of Tolstoy's work.