Fantine is abandoned with baby Cosette | Les Misérables - BBC

People complaining about the lack of songs are going to be shocked when they learn that its based on a book

Fantine will always one of the most tragic characters in littérature history.

At one point I forgot what this is and legitimately waited for one of them to sing as in the musical

There was a bit in the book where they describe Fantine and baby as Fantine looks for work, and what really stood out was that the baby was dressed in very fancy, expensive clothes (for a baby), that indicate the father knew and had purchased the items for the child. So, he had been totally aware he had a child, and ghosted anyways.

He ruined her life.

This Les Miserables is a faithful adaptation of Victor Hugo's iconic novel, it has the essence, the spirit and the tone of the book, the first episode is really great. There's no boring part, and I love how they've given Fantine an equal amount of screentime as Valjean. Her backstory is not fully discussed in the musical, and I'm glad they stick with the book. The Pontmercy subplot is also well-executed and David Bradley is so convincing as Marius's Grandpa. As for Jean Valjean, Dominic West is superb. Overall I gave the first episode an 8.5/10

The fact that Fantine was 17 and Felix was 30 ( when they met and then Fantine died at the age of 25) and such an age gap was probably normal always gets me.

I remember reading this part (except when he left he didn’t even know she was pregnant) and it shook me to my core. It really made the reality that this actually happens to women sink in, and it still gets to me sometimes to this day. There’s a reason I was very cautious of who I married, and I’m beyond grateful that I know I’ll never have to raise our babies alone. There’s a special place in hell for parents that abandon their child and the other parent.

It's so annoying every time I read people complaining 'Where are the songs!' Guys you do know that Les Miserables was originally a novel written by Victor Hugo before they even considered making it into a musical. The musical is just one adaption. This TV production is focusing on the novel and I think they already made it clear that it wasn't going to be another musical adaption! So if you only want the songs, watch the musical but if you really want to see a new adaption that focuses more on the book and more detail of the character background, then enjoy this new TV series!

The note was more insulting of them in the book. It talked about how the women knew nothing of the concept of having parents. And more insulting things.

Outstanding performance...she just gave everything for the role of Fantine...I cried with her when she had to sell her front teeth and had to sell her body in order to send money for her child...

He was with her for three years! Till Cosette was two! How did he expect her to handle it?!

In my heart Lily won an Emmy for this role. Absolutely breaktaking and painful to watch her play this character so well.

This scene is so heartbreaking 😭 Poor Fantine 💔 She loved him 😔

The worst part is he probably did the same to other girls and left their lives in turmoil as well

When I heard they were doing a Les Miserable with Ann Hathaway and Russel Crowe, I never guessed it would be a musical. This is the sorta thing I was wishing for.

who else was waiting for her to break out into song? I momentarily forgot this was a non-musical version.

I dreamed a dream of time gone by..

He spent a summer by my siiiiiide but he was gone when Autumn came

I really can be out having fun and suddenly my brain goes "FANTINE DESERVED BETTER" and yeap.....Her story haunts me!