Valentine (Susie Amy), the daughter of famed musketeer D'Artagnan (Michael York), wants nothing more than to become a daring French swashbuckler like her father. Turning her back on the social mores imposed on the women of the day, she proves her fearlessness and is finally asked by the king to save the future queen, who is being held for ransom. This lavish television production also stars Nastassja Kinski Gerard Depardieu.