"The Three Musketeers" (1966) TV mini-series

Seasons:

1

Release Date:

13 November 1966 (UK)

Plot Keywords:

TV Mini-Series | Number In Title

Cast

Jeremy Brett	...	D'Artagnan (10 episodes, 1966-1967)
Brian Blessed	...	Porthos (10 episodes, 1966-1967)
Jeremy Young	...	Athos (10 episodes, 1966-1967)
Gary Watson	...	Aramis (10 episodes, 1966-1967)
Mary Peach	...	Milady de Winter (9 episodes, 1966-1967)
Richard Pasco	...	Cardinal Richelieu (9 episodes, 1966-1967)
Edward Brayshaw	...	Rochefort (6 episodes, 1966-1967)
Billy Hamon	...	Planchet (5 episodes, 1966-1967)

Runtime:

25 min (10 episodes)

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Company:

British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Movie Connections:

Version of The Three Musketeers (1960) (TV)

Most faithful adaptation of a great book

A full half-hour longer than Richard Lester's Three Musketeers and Four Musketeers combined, this mini-series sticks much closer to the original text. After reading the books by Dumas I realized what was missing with the Lester films, namely characterization, dialog, and plot. This BBC Television version was shown as 10 episodes, and features a well-balanced cast including Brian Blessed and Jeremy Brett. My only complaint is that each episode features the same opening and closing credits as seen on TV. This means sitting (or fast-forwarding) through ten sets of credits. If I can re-sequence the episodes to exclude the credits then I'll have the best film version to date.