Edmund Dantes finds buried treasure, and plots revenge on his enemies. Stars Iain Glen, Toby Jones and Jane Lapotaire.

At the age of 19, seaman Edmond Dantès has a charmed life - about to be promoted to Captain, and engaged to the beautiful Mercédès.

But Marseilles in 1815 is a dangerous place, and three of Dantes' acquaintances set in train a chain of events that will lead Edmond to 14 years of solitary confinement in the notorious Chateau D'If.

Adventure novel by Alexandre Dumas first published in 1844.

Dramatised in four parts by Sebastian Baczkiewicz.

Edmond Dantes ...... Iain Glen

Haydee ...... Jane Lapotaire

Abbe Faria ...... Richard Johnson

Monsieur Morrell ...... Robert Blythe

Danglars ...... Toby Jones

Fernand ...... Zubin Varla

Caderousse ...... Ben Crowe

Jacopo ...... Joe Sims

Captain Patin ...... Patrick Brennan

Albert de Morcerf ...... Will Howard

Antoine ...... Will Howard

Claude ...... Paul Stonehouse

Max Morrell ...... Adam Nagaitis

Mathilde ...... Liza Sadovy

Julie Morrell ...... Eleanor Crooks

Directors: Jeremy Mortimer / Sasha Yevtushenko

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in November 2012.