The Three Musketeers, The Count of Monte Cristo & The Lady of the Camellias

Synopsis

A BBC Radio collection bringing together much-loved works by Alexandre Dumas and Alexandre Dumas fils, starring Timothy Spall, Anton Lesser, Iain Glen, Ruth Wilson and Dan Stevens.Alexandre Dumas père and fils are among the most popular and widely read authors in French literature, whose works have been adapted numerous times for stage, screen and radio. This BBC radio collection brings together three of their most famous tales of chivalry, heroism and romance.The Three MusketeersIn this immortal tale of intrigue and derring-do, dashing young swordsman D’Artagnan and three members of King Louis XIII’s elite royal guard – Athos, Porthos and Aramis – embark on a series of adventures full of duelling, danger, courage and camaraderie.The Count of Monte CristoMarseilles, 1815. Nineteen-year-old seaman Edmond Dantès is engaged to the beautiful Mercédès and about to be promoted to Captain. But his luck runs out when three acquaintances betray him, and he is condemned to fourteen years’ solitary confinement in the Chateau D'If. Escaping the notorious prison, Dantès plots his enemies’ destruction. His revenge will prove devastating… The Lady of the CamelliasWritten by Alexandre Dumas fils, this poignant tale of doomed love tells the story of Marguerite Gautier, a Parisian courtesan who goes on a journey through worldliness, romance, renunciation and atonement, thanks to a passionate affair with young Armand Duval.The Three MusketeersWritten by Alexandre Dumas D'Artagnan – Jamie GloverAthos – Robert GlenisterPorthos – Timothy SpallAramis – Anton LesserD'Artagnan’s father – James TaylorJussac/Des Essarts – David JarvisDe Treville – Malcolm WardKing – Nicholas BoultonPlanchet – Dominic LettsBonacieux – Norman BirdMusketeer/Rochefort – Michael OnslowNarrator – John RoweMadame Bonacieux – Helena BreckDuke of Buckingham – Michael CochraneQueen – Teresa GallagherCardinal Richelieu – Julian GloverMagistrate – John EvittsWarder/Grimaud – Tom BevanBazin – David RowanDe Wardes – Kim WallMilady de Winter – Imelda StauntonLord de Winter – Gareth ArmstrongFelton – Lyndam GregoryWith Rachel Atkins, Nicholas Murchie, Peter Kenny, Frances Jeater and Stuart OrganDramatised by James SaundersProduced and directed by Martin JenkinsThe Count of Monte CristoWritten by Alexandre Dumas Edmond Dantes – Iain GlenHaydee – Jane LapotaireAbbe Faria – Richard JohnsonMonsieur Morrell/Operator – Robert BlytheDanglars – Toby JonesFernand de Morcerf – Zubin VarlaCaderousse – Ben CroweJacopo – Joe SimsCaptain Patin – Patrick BrennanAlbert de Morcerf/Antoine/Andrea Cavalcanti – Will HowardClaude/Coachman/Bertuccio/Banker – Paul StonehouseMax Morrell – Adam NagaitisMathilde– Liza SadovyJulie Morrell/Eugenie Danglars – Eleanor CrooksYounger Haydee – Amber Rose RevahGerard de Villefort – Paul RhysMercédès de Morcerf – Josette SimonHeloise de Villefort – Kate FleetwoodGeneral Noirtier – Karl JohnsonHermine Danglars – Stephanie RacineValentine de Villefort – Lizzy WattsMadame Lascelles/Actor – Sarah ThomEdourd de Villefort – Finn MonteathAdapted for radio by Sebastian BaczkiewiczProduced and directed by Jeremy Mortimer and Sasha YevtushenkoMusic by David Tobin and Jeff MeeganThe Lady of the CamelliasWritten by Alexandre Dumas filsMarguerite – Ruth WilsonDuval – Dan StevensDumas – Joseph KloskaMarguerite's sister/Prudence/Maid – Manon EdwardsGravedigger/Ernest/Count – Dick BradnumGaston/Porter – Keiron SelfDuval Senior – Steffan RhodriOlympe – Lynne SeymourAdapted by Frances ByrnesProduced and directed by Polly Thomas