| Set against the background of the French Revolution and based on Victor Hugo's classic novel this is the story of Jean Valjean who is sent to prison for stealing a loaf of bread and is released after nineteen years. He meets and cares for a beautiful but poverty-stricken young girl named Fantine who has daughter Cosette. After Fantine's death Valjean brings Cosette up but he is haunted by Javert - a policeman whose search for Valjean has become an obsession. |
| Name | Character | Episodes |
|---|---|---|
| Asia Argento | Éponine Thénardier | 4 |
| John Malkovich | Javert | 4 |
| Gérard Depardieu | Jean Valjean | 4 |
| Virginie Ledoyen | Cosette | 4 |
| Christian Clavier | Thénardier | 4 |
| Christopher Thompson | Courfeyrac | 4 |
| Léopoldine Serre | Cosette enfant | 4 |
| Charlotte Gainsbourg | Fantine | 4 |
| Veronica Ferres | Madame Thénardier | 4 |
| Enrico Lo Verso | Marius | 4 |
| Jean-Louis Richard | Scarponi | 4 |
| Jeanne Moreau | Mère Innocente | 4 |
| Denis Podalydès | Scaufflaire | 4 |
| Rodolphe Pauly | Jeune officier Mondetour | 4 |
| Michel Duchaussoy | Gillenormand | 4 |
| Vadim Glowna | Fauchelevent | 4 |
| Giovanna Mezzogiorno | Soeur Simplice | 4 |
| Dominique Besnehard | Gueulemer | 4 |
| François Négret | Claquesous | 4 |
| Karl Zéro | Procureur Cour Arras | 4 |
| François Hadji-Lazaro | Toussaint | 4 |
| Franck Tordjman | Prouvaire | 4 |
| Dominique Zardi | Cochepaille | 4 |
| Christophe Le Masne | Portier Gillenormand | 4 |
| Maxime Leroux | Champmathieu | 4 |
| Cédric Chevalme | Agent Chatelet | 4 |
| Marc Vade | Homme accident Montreuil | 4 |
| Roger Dumas | Lorrain | 4 |