The recent BBC television serial was poor, but at least they threw some cash at the costumes and the locations. This is just terrible, full stop! I am usually a fan of veteran Scots actor James Cosmo, but here - in the guise of the scheming French Cardinal Richelieu, he really is a poisson sans de l'eau. His manoeuvring to take power causes the Musketeers to be disbanded. Fortunately, "Porthos" (David O'Mahony), "Athos" (Ben Freeman) and "Aramis" (Jake J, Meniani) team up with enthusiastic rookie "D'Artagnan" (Malachi Pullar-Latchman) to retell the story of bravery and loyalty in the face of o…
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