The Three Musketeers (1966 TV series) explained

The Three Musketeers is a 1966 British TV series based on the 1844 novel The Three Musketeers. It was a serial on the BBC.^{[1] [2]} The series was directed by Peter Hammond and produced by William Sterling.^[3]

The serial survived destruction and was released on DVD in 2006.^[4]

Cast

• Jeremy Brett as D'Artagnan
• Brian Blessed as Porthos
• Jeremy Young as Athos
• Gary Watson as Aramis
• Mary Peach as Milady de Winter
• Richard Pasco as Cardinal Richelieu
• Edward Brayshaw as Rochefort
• Billy Hamon as Planchet
• Milton Johns as Grimaud
• Kathleen Breck as Madame Constance Bonacieux
• Michael Miller as M. de Treville
• Simon Oates as Duke of Buckingham
• Carole Potter as Anne of Austria

The Further Adventures of the Musketeers

It was followed by a sequel series The Further Adventures of the Musketeers.^{[5] [6]}

Cast

• Joss Ackland as d'Artagnan
• Brian Blessed as Porthos
• William Dexter as Cardinal Mazarin
• John Woodvine as Aramis
• Jeremy Young as Athos
• Carole Potter as Queen Anne
• Louis Selwyn as King Louis XIV
• Edward Brayshaw as Rochefort
• Michael Gothard as Mordaunt
• Charles Carson as Broussel
• David Garth as Charles I
• Geoffrey Palmer as Oliver Cromwell
• Jennifer Jayne as Madeleine
• John Quentin as Duke of Beaufort
• Peter Bennett as Bernouin
• Nigel Lambert as Planchet
• Fergus McClelland as Raoul De Bragelonne

Notes and References

1. Afternoon classics The Observer 13 Nov 1966: 23.
2. review: BARBIROLLI and the HALLE at the Free Trade Hall, ManchesterLarner, Gerald. The Guardian 14 Nov 1966: 7
3. Peter Hammond Gaughan, Gavin. The Independent 4 Nov 2011: 56.
4. 3 Musketeers ride again -- in black and whiteEntertainment. The Brattleboro Reformer 21 Sep 2006: n/a.
5. IN McLUHAN'S SEATMelly, George. The Observer 3 Sep 1967: 20.
6. Today's TV and Sound programmes: BBC-1The Observer21 May 1967: 22.