Please note this is a region 2 DVD and will require a region 2 or region free DVD player in order to play The lavish BBC costume drama based on Alexandre Dumas\' classic novel set in the early 1800s sees Alan Badel leading a distinguished cast in the greatest tale of betrayal adventure romance and revenge the world has ever knownEdmond Dantes is a brave and honest young man whose peaceful life and plans to marry the beautiful Mercedes are abruptly shattered when he is falsely accused by those jealous of his good fortune Unlawfully sentenced to the infamous island prison of Chateau D\'If Edmond is destined to spend the rest of his days behind bars When Edmond audaciously escapes the island he sets off to find the treasure and exact revenge on those who wronged himThis 12-part BBC series is now widely considered to be one of the finest adaptations of the legendary story Actors Alan Badel Natasha Parry Morris Perry Michael Gough Rosalie CrutchleyDirectors Peter HammondFormat PALLanguage EnglishSubtitles EnglishRegion Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe Read more about DVD formats)Aspect Ratio UnknownNumber of discs 2