The Count of Monte Cristo

Episode 1

A Toy for the Infanta

25 mins

In 1833, the death of the King creates a struggle for the throne of Spain. The Count of Monte Cristo supports the claim of the King's widow who seeks to reign as regent for her young daughter, the Infanta.

Episode 2

Marseilles

The Count goes undercover on the Marseilles waterfront to expose a piracy ring preying on ships bound from Spain.

Episode 3

The Luxembourg Affair

30 mins

A scheming General replaces the Grand Duchess of Luxembourg with an impostor in the year 1836. The Count, summoned on financial matters, sees through the impostor and works to bring back the true Grand Duchess.

Episode 4

The Texas Affair

An emissary from Texas arrives in France, seeking recognition for his new country. He's attacked by men paid by the Mexican government, but is then defended by the Count of Monte Cristo.

Episode 5

The Mazzini Affair

The Count, disguised as a priest, enters a fortress where a rebel -- seeking to free Italy from Austria's yoke -- faces execution.

Episode 6

The Carbonari

The Count intervenes on behalf of a man who's being blackmailed by a secret society known as the Carbonari.

Episode 7

The Devil's Emissary

Residents of an Alpine valley are being held prisoner by a man rumored to be dabbling in the black arts. The Count of Monte Cristo arrives to investigate.

Episode 8

Bordeaux

Mercedes, the great love of the Count's early life, accepts the Count's help after her husband has been imprisoned and sentenced to death for a crime he did not commit.

Episode 9

Flight to Calais

While traveling to England to be married, Princess Anne of France is kidnapped just outside Calais. The Count of Monte Cristo takes action to rescue her.

Episode 10

Albania

A man claiming to be the Count of Monte Cristo has headquartered in Albania and is working with another man who wishes to become dictator of that country. The true Count travels to Tirana to set things right.

Episode 11

Naples

The reading of a wealthy banker's will in Naples, Italy, produces unexpected results. The Count investigates and finds danger and deceit.

Episode 12

The Art of Terror

Masked men have taken over the waterfront in Le Havre, France, kidnapping and imprisoning sailors. No ship can sail without paying tribute to the leader of these men.

Episode 13

The Experiment

A chemist is falsely accused of treason because of a discovery he's made in his lab. It seems another man covets the money to be made from this discovery,

Episode 14

Mecklenburg

The heir to the French throne runs into trouble when he pays a secret visit to Mecklenburg. He wants to see there the princess he loves but she's been promised to another suitor and the French heir winds up in prison.

Episode 15

The Portugese Affair

The Count travels to Portugal for a wedding but the groom is arrested just before the ceremony on murder charges. The Count investigates and finds a plot to overthrow the Portuguese government.

Episode 16

Lichtenburg

The death of the King of Lichtenburg creates a power struggle. Princess Anne, the rightful heir, finds herself imprisoned in the palace by an ambitious man anxious to assume power. The Count seeks to help her.

Episode 17

Burgundy

A grape-grower in Burgundy seeks help after he's forced to pay tribute to a man claiming to be able to bring about a tax cut. The Count investigates and uncovers a fraud.

Episode 18

Majorca

Episode 19

Sicily

Years ago in Sicily, the young Edmund -- before he became the Count of Monte Cristo -- confronts a corrupt banker and restores to its rightful owner a farm stolen by that banker.

Episode 20

A Matter of Justice

A mother's plea that her soldier-son has been unjustly sentenced to Devil's Island prompts the Count to investigate. He discovers a web of corruption involving two officers in the French army.

Episode 21

Athens

The murder in Athens of a dealer in Greek antiquities leads the Count to the recovery of an ancient statue being smuggled out of the country.

Episode 22

The Talleyrand Affair

Desperate to thwart a plan to form the country of Belgium out of Netherlands territory, the Duchess of Maastricht kidnaps the son of one of the plan's proponents. The Count seeks to rescue the son, and the plan.

Episode 23

The Island

Rico is drugged, kidnapped, and whipped to make him reveal the location of the Count's treasure. The Count mounts a rescue, which involves a Duchess who schemes to put a Bonaparte back into power in Paris.

Episode 24

The Barefoot Empress

En route to Versailles, the young Empress of Austria is beset by a party of assassins. The Count seeks to save her despite her sometimes lack of cooperation.

Episode 25

The Brothers

Twin sons of a inventor clash over control of what might be their father's greatest achievement -- a screw-propeller attached to a ship's steam engine. Such an invention would revolutionize naval warfare and maritime shipping.

Episode 26

Monaco

A printer tries to live down his counterfeiting past but his young, greedy wife has other ideas. She becomes involved in illegal dealings at the Monte Carlo casino and it takes the Count of Monte Cristo to sort things out.

Episode 27

Point, Counter Point

A woman, falsely believing the Count murdered her father, frames him on a smuggling charge by substituting arms inside cases bound for the Count's new chateau.

Episode 28

The Black Death

A doctor tries to stem the spread of a plague in Paris but is thwarted by forces of greed and ignorance. The Count lends his support to the doctor and many lives are then saved.

Episode 29

Victor Hugo

Surprised to learn of Victor Hugo's unwavering faith in the French judicial system, the Count uses a turn of events to change Hugo's mind. Hugo then determines to write a book about the system called "Les Miserables."

Episode 30

Return to the Chateau D'if

In the Château d'If, the Count tells the story of his imprisonment.

Episode 31

The Pen and the Sword

The Count seeks to uncover the theft of three million francs by someone known only as Veritas.

Episode 32

The Sardinian Affair

Dantès's closest friend has been murdered, and Dantès challenges the murderer to a duel.

Episode 33

The Affair of the Three Napoleons

A young woman arrives at Dantes's mansion looking for help finding her father's murderer; the only clues are three gold coins she found clutched in his hands.

Episode 34

The Dubarry Affair

Episode 35

The First Train to Paris

The first steam train to Paris is destroyed in an explosion. A newspaper had reported this before it happened.

Episode 36

The Golden Blade

Episode 37

The Duel

30 mins

Episode 38

Andorra

Dantes must protect a murdered duke's children from their maniacal uncle.

Episode 39

An Affair of Honour

A young man is framed for the poisoning of his rival.