All Seasons

Season 1

  • S01E01 A Toy for the Infanta

    • February 20, 1956
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    The King of Spain is dead and his trusted adviser Don Feliz is murdered by Don Carlos, who then imprisons the Queen and her four year old daughter. The Count travels to Spain with a plan to rescue them.

  • S01E02 Marseilles

    • February 27, 1956
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    The Count disguises himself as a sailor in order to discover the truth behind the recent attacks on Spanish merchant ships by French pirate vessels.

  • S01E03 The Luxembourg Affair

    • March 5, 1956
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    It is the year 1836 and Luxembourg is mourning the death of the Grand Duke. His daughter the Grand Duchess arrives to take over the duties, but is imprisoned by General Ludovic.

  • S01E04 The Texas Affair

    • March 12, 1956
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    John Crane and his daughter have travelled from Texas to seek the aid of the French Government to help free Texas in its fight for freedom from Mexico. With the Count's help, the men of the Alamo will be remembered!

  • S01E05 The Mazzini Affair

    • March 19, 1956
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    Mazzini, a brave Italian partizan, is being held prisoner by ruthless Austrian leaders, Reiker and Friedrich. With his two companions the Count attempts to save Mazzini from the executioner.

  • S01E06 The Carbonari

    • March 26, 1956
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    The Count and his companions decide to take an interest in the affairs of a murderous gang of thieves and conspirators known as the Carbonari, who leave a charcoal cross on the forehead of their victims.

  • S01E07 The Devil's Emissary

    • April 2, 1956
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    The small village of St. Falaise is under the control of the evil Diabolo, who uses black magic on the village folk. The Count receives an empty bottle of wine from the village monastery with a note inside asking for help.

  • S01E08 Bordeaux

    • April 9, 1956
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    A ring on display in a Bordeaux jeweller's shop sends the Count on a mission to aid the only women he has ever loved.

  • S01E09 Flight to Calais

    • April 16, 1956
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    The Count and his men are travelling from France to England, escorting Princess Anne of France, who is on her way to her future husband, but an overnight stop at a local inn leads to the Princess being kidnapped and held for ransom.

  • S01E10 Albania

    • April 23, 1956
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  • S01E11 Naples

    • April 30, 1956
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  • S01E12 Act of Terror

    • May 7, 1956
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  • S01E13 The Experiment

    • May 14, 1956
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  • S01E14 Mecklenburg

    • May 21, 1956
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  • S01E15 The Portugese Affair

    • May 28, 1956
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  • S01E16 Lichtenburg

    • June 4, 1956
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  • S01E17 Burgundy

    • June 11, 1956
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  • S01E18 Majorca

    • June 12, 1956
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  • S01E19 Sicily

    • July 2, 1956
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  • S01E20 A Matter of Justice

    • July 9, 1956
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  • S01E21 Athens

    • July 23, 1956
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  • S01E22 The Talleyrand Affair

    • July 30, 1956
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    The Count and his men are entrusted to carry an important message from France to England, but a trap awaits them as they ride on the Portsmouth road to London.

  • S01E23 The Island

    • August 6, 1956
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  • S01E24 The Barefoot Empress

    • August 13, 1956
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  • S01E25 The Grecian Gift (aka The Brothers)

    • August 20, 1956
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  • S01E26 Monaco

    • August 27, 1956
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  • S01E27 Point Counter Point

    • September 3, 1956
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  • S01E28 The Black Death

    • September 10, 1956
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    When a plague strikes Paris and the Count finds the Minister of Health is fattening his own purse at the expense of the sick, can the Count expose him before the Minister's assassin strikes?

  • S01E29 Victor Hugo

    • September 21, 1956
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    A onetime galley slave, suspected of attempting to murder the playwright Victor Hugo, is seized by the Paris police. Only the Count is convinced of his innocence, and he must uncover the guilty party.

  • S01E30 Return to the Chateau D'If

    • September 28, 1956
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    When the young Duke of Renoldi is abducted and thrown into prison, the Count finds he must return to the very dungeons that held him prisoner for 12 long years.

  • S01E31 The Pen and the Sword

    • October 5, 1956
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    The Count uncovers corruption in high places, when the Minister of Justice becomes the prime target for Monte Cristo's own brand of justice.

  • S01E32 The Sardinian Affair

    • October 12, 1956
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    The Count sails to the Island of Sardinia in response to an urgent plea from his loyal comrade Mario, but when the Count arrives he finds Mario dead, shot through the back with an arrow.

  • S01E33 The Affair of the Three Napoleons

    • October 19, 1956
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    A call for help, out of the Count's past, comes from the beautiful Renee, daughter of one of the Count's oldest friends.

  • S01E34 The De Berry Affair

    • October 26, 1956
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    When the Count foils a plot to assassinate King Louis, the trail leads to the King's niece, the Duchess De Berry.

  • S01E35 First Train to Paris

    • November 2, 1956
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    Disaster strikes the first steam train to Paris, but when he finds that it was reported in the press 6 hours before the explosion, the Count investigates.

  • S01E36 The Golden Blade

    • November 9, 1956
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    When the Army Paymaster's gold shipment to Calais is robbed by bandits, a young sergeant is accused of the crime. The Count is convinced of his innocence, and must save the sergeant from the guillotine.

  • S01E37 The Duel

    • November 16, 1956
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    Four men have been marked to die, one by one. Provoked by insults in public, each fought a duel and died, the last being a friend of Monte Cristo. Now the Count must find out the reason behind the duels.

  • S01E38 Andorra

    • November 23, 1956
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    Receiving an urgent request for help from his old friend the Duke of Andorra, the Count arrives to find the Duke dead, murdered by his ambitious brother. The Count must now protect the Duke's children from their venomous uncle.

  • S01E39 Affair of Honor

    • November 30, 1956
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    A duel between two hot-headed young men, both in love with the same girl, leads to the death of one of them, but who dipped the sword in poison? The Count must find the killer before the killer strikes at the Count.