The Three Musketeers

[Sailor Steve]

I've long been a fan of Alexandre Dumas, and have copies of all five books in the Musketeers cycle, as well as The Count Of Monte Cristo. Of course most of his seventy-plus books and plays have never been translated into English. I also ownd copies of some of the many movies that have been made over the last century, including the 1921 silent version with Douglas Fairbanks Sr.

A couple of years ago I was in a Media Play store (now F.Y.E.) and stumbled upon one I had never heard of: A 1966 TV miniseries made by the BBC. I would have bought it then but I was there for something specific and didn't have the money to spare for extras. Over time I forgot about it, but just recently it came to mind again, so I checked on Amazon and sure enough there it was. Needless to say I ordered a copy.
http://www.amazon.com/Three-Musketee...525155&sr=1-17

It arrived this morning, and I just watched the first two episodes. The production is dated, typical BBC from the 1960s, but I love Doctor Who so that doesn't bother me a bit. So far it's very faithful to the book, but the real reason I'm posting this is the cast: The villains are all actors I'm familiar with from Doctor Who, but unless you're a fan of that show I won't bore you with details. What's cool is that Porthos is played by Brian Blessed and D'artagnan himself is a very young Jeremy Brett! If those names don't ring a bell then ignore me; I'm headed back to watch some more.