With filming well underway for the forthcoming BBC One drama, The Musketeers, the first official image of the cast together has been released.
Written by Adrian Hodges, the series charts the fortunes of The Musketeers, an elite band of soldiers operating in 17th century Paris. D’Artagnan (Luke Pasqualino), Athos (Tom Burke), Aramis (Santiago Cabrera) and Porthos (Howard Charles) fight for what is just, and are heroes in the truest and most abiding sense - men we can trust and believe in to do the right thing, regardless of personal risk.
Adrian Hodges, creator of the series, said: “The four actors look brilliant together and it seems like they have been working together for years. The camaraderie between them makes each action-packed scene exciting and authentic, and the image we have released today really encapsulates that.”
The accomplished cast also includes Peter Capaldi, Tamla Kari, Maimie McCoy and Hugo Speer.
The 10-part drama (10x60-minute) for transmission in 2014 is a BBC Drama Production for BBC One, co-produced by BBC WorldWide and BBC America.
Jessica Pope is the BBC executive producer, Adrian Hodges is an executive producer and lead writer, and Colin Wratten is producer.
Source: BBC
Written by Adrian Hodges, the series charts the fortunes of The Musketeers, an elite band of soldiers operating in 17th century Paris. D’Artagnan (Luke Pasqualino), Athos (Tom Burke), Aramis (Santiago Cabrera) and Porthos (Howard Charles) fight for what is just, and are heroes in the truest and most abiding sense - men we can trust and believe in to do the right thing, regardless of personal risk.
Adrian Hodges, creator of the series, said: “The four actors look brilliant together and it seems like they have been working together for years. The camaraderie between them makes each action-packed scene exciting and authentic, and the image we have released today really encapsulates that.”
The accomplished cast also includes Peter Capaldi, Tamla Kari, Maimie McCoy and Hugo Speer.
The 10-part drama (10x60-minute) for transmission in 2014 is a BBC Drama Production for BBC One, co-produced by BBC WorldWide and BBC America.
Jessica Pope is the BBC executive producer, Adrian Hodges is an executive producer and lead writer, and Colin Wratten is producer.
Source: BBC
I'm loving the sound of this show, probably more so than Atlantis if I'm honest!
ReplyDeleteI wish BBC would do The Count of Monte Cristo. It deserves a decent adaptation.
ReplyDeleteAs a Merlin orphan (and waiting more news about that spin off), I'm looking forward to this project... Cabrera is always something!
ReplyDeleteThey had me at Peter Capaldi (Malcolm Tucker forever!!!).
ReplyDeleteThanks, I have seen all of them. ;] The 1979 series is, in my opinion, the best and most faithful to the novel. The 1954 version comes as a close second. Both, however, have some flaws. With so many classic novel adaptions produced every year for TV and cinema, The Count surely deserves a new take. Oh, and the show with Depardieu - as much as I usually enjoy seeing him on screen, I wish I could unwatch that. ;]
ReplyDeleteThe Caviezel version is immense! I will always love it
ReplyDeleteUnfortunately, I can't stand it. ;] It might work as light entertainment, but it's a total betrayal and dumbing down of the book.
ReplyDeleteOne of my favorite stories, I hope they do it justice!
ReplyDeleteThere were two : a 1979 miniseries, and a 1998 miniseries, both named Le Comte de Monte-Cristo.
ReplyDeleteThe 1998 version contains four parts, 100 minutes each. It was made for French TV channel TF1 and it stars the famous Russian actor Gérard Depardieu as Edmond Dantès. Julie Depardieu (his daughter), Ornela Muti, Jean Rochefort, Pierre Arditi and Florence Darel co-star. It's available on amazon.co.uk : http://www.amazon.co.uk/The-Count-Monte-Cristo-DVD/dp/B00005NTLS/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1366983962&sr=8-4
It's considered to be the best adaptation of the novel, although it's been met with some criticism (credibility issues with Depardieu as a guy starving in prison, mostly) and that title is disputed with another miniseries, this time in the 6x60 min format, made in 1979 also for TF1, with Jacques Weber in the starring role. You should be on the lookout for this one, it is also given a lot of praise and a new DVD edition comes out this June : http://www.amazon.fr/Le-Comte-Monte-Cristo-Jacques-Weber/dp/B00BU5YQRM/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1366984584&sr=8-2
There was a feature version done in 1954 with Jean Marais as Dantès. I haven't seen it, but Marais was usually in good films, however it doesn't seem to have been edited in DVD. Another one, though, is available on Blu-ray (albeit with no English subtitles as of yet, it seems) starring Louis Jourdan : http://www.amazon.fr/comte-Monte-Cristo-Blu-ray-Louis-Jourdan/dp/B006TN0MM8/ref=sr_1_6?s=dvd&ie=UTF8&qid=1366984740&sr=1-6