"The Musketeers The Musketeers is a BBC period action drama programme based on the characters from Alexandre Dumas's novel ""The Three Musketeers"" and co-produced by BBC America and BBC Worldwide. The first episode was shown on BBC One on 19 January 2014. It stars Tom Burke as Athos, Santiago Cabrera as Aramis, Howard Charles as Porthos, Luke Pasqualino as d'Artagnan, with Tamla Kari as Constance, Maimie McCoy as Milady de Winter, Ryan Gage as King Louis XIII and Alexandra Dowling as Queen Anne. It also features Peter Capaldi as Cardinal Richelieu in the first series and Marc Warren as Comte"
"Doctor in ""Doctor Who"". The show's executive producer Jessica Pope commented that they would have to ""recalibrate"" plans for a prospective second series, in order to accommodate Capaldi now being unable to reprise his role. Marc Warren joined the cast for the second series. ""The Musketeers"" was originally planned to be broadcast in 2013, but was later delayed until 2014. ""The Musketeers"" initially received mixed reviews from critics, but they have become more positive as the series has continued. Jim Shelley, writing for the ""Daily Mail"", heavily criticised the programme, saying ""The Musketeers didn't take itself too seriously but was"
"the Musketeers, aiming to take over France, with the help of his lieutenant, Clarabelle Cow, and the Beagle Boys. To do so, he must get Princess Minnie out of the way, but it proves to be difficult for him, even when he hires the film's titular trio to be her bodyguards, believing they won't do a good job protecting her. He received his own ""bad guy song"", using the classic music piece ""In the Hall of the Mountain King"". Pete is depicted as a recurring villain within the ""Kingdom Hearts"" video game series. He was originally a steamboat captain, with"
"as bumbling and incompetent, Albert is quick-witted and clever, creating many inventions to get the others out of trouble. He and the other Musketeers have adventures as they fight with the guards of Cardinal Richelieu and attempt to thwart his plans to take over France. In total there were 26 episodes, the first of which aired in 1993. The show was later translated into English, Dutch, Swedish and Russian and shown in the United Kingdom, United States, Canada, Australia and Russia. The characters, apart from Albert (voiced by Jimmy Hibbert), are all generally broad stereotypes of their traditional portrayals in"
"Peter Capaldi Peter Dougan Capaldi (born 14 April 1958) is a Scottish actor, writer and director. He portrayed the twelfth incarnation of the Doctor in ""Doctor Who"" and Malcolm Tucker the spin doctor in ""The Thick of It"", for which he has received four British Academy Television Award nominations, winning Best Male Comedy Performance in 2010. When he reprised the role of Tucker in the feature film ""In the Loop"", Capaldi was honoured with several film critic award nominations for Best Supporting Actor. As a director, Capaldi won the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film and the BAFTA"
"role in episode 5 of the BBC serial drama ""The Musketeers"" (2014). He appeared as the ship's officer in the BBC's ""Keeping Up Appearances"" episode titled ""Sea Fever"" (1993) and he also appeared as Mr Price in the ITV's detective drama ""Wycliffe"" episode titled ""Strangers"" (1997). In 2016, he played the role of the Henry Marten in the Netflix series ""The Crown"". Cochrane is married to the actress Belinda Carroll. Michael Cochrane Michael Dundonald Cochrane (born 19 May 1947) is an English actor who specialises in playing suave upper class characters. Cochrane was born in Brighton, East Sussex. He was"
"his opinion, destroys a positive impression from the fight scenes; incompatibility of swordplay and martial arts and also a good authentic view of Paris. The Musketeer The Musketeer is a 2001 American action-adventure film based on Alexandre Dumas's classic novel ""The Three Musketeers"", directed and photographed by Peter Hyams and starring Catherine Deneuve, Mena Suvari, Stephen Rea, Tim Roth and Justin Chambers. The film features Tsui Hark's regular actor Xin-Xin Xiong as a stunt choreographer. The young boy, d'Artagnan witnesses the murder of his parents at the hands of Febre (Tim Roth), chief henchman of Cardinal Richelieu (Stephen Rea). d'Artagnan"
"examines a train full of travelers struggling to coexist in a world covered by ice and snow. Starring Chris Evans, the film was released around the world in 2013 and 2014 in the United States. Luke Pasqualino Luca Giuseppe ""Luke"" Pasqualino (born 19 February 1990) is a British actor, known for his portrayal of Freddie McClair in the television series ""Skins"" and d'Artagnan in the television series ""The Musketeers"". From 2016–17, he played Elvis Harte in another BBC show ""Our Girl"". Pasqualino was born in Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, to parents of Italian descent, from Sicily and Naples. He attended Walton Community"
"and the third oldest to portray the character. Moffat felt that an older actor would work best following the youngest actor, as it would both provide a change and lessen comparisons. He commented, ""I can absolutely believe that the strange old-young Matt Smith will turn into the strange young-old Peter Capaldi."" Capaldi has previously appeared playing other roles in the ""Doctor Who"" franchise. He portrayed Lobus Caecilius in the 2008 episode ""The Fires of Pompeii"" and John Frobisher in """", the 2009 serial of the ""Doctor Who"" spin-off ""Torchwood"". Moffat has stated that he plans on explaining over time why"
"the tenth to air following the programme's revival in 2005, and is the thirty-sixth season overall. Preceded by a Christmas special in December 2016, ""The Return of Doctor Mysterio"", the series is the third and final series starring Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, an incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside; Capaldi announced in January 2017 that he would be stepping down from the role after the tenth series. The series introduces Pearl Mackie as Bill Potts, the"
"<onlyinclude></onlyinclude> Peter Capaldi reprised his role as the Twelfth Doctor in his third and final series; he left after the 2017 Christmas special, while Pearl Mackie portrays the newest companion Bill Potts, after the departure of Jenna Coleman. To avoid leaks while casting the new companion, the production team used the word ""Mean Town"", an anagram of ""Ten Woman""; this is a reference to the fact that Bill is the companion of the tenth series, and was revealed by the casting director Andy Pryor to Radio Times. Mackie made her first appearance in the first episode of the tenth series,"
"of his predecessors ever really attempted"". Twelfth Doctor The Twelfth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"". He is portrayed by Scottish actor Peter Capaldi. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a time travelling, humanoid alien from a race known as the Time Lords. At the end of life, the Doctor can regenerate his body, and in doing so gain a new physical appearance, and with it a distinct new personality; this plot mechanism has allowed the Doctor to be portrayed by a series of actors over the"
"support of UNICEF. He later repeated this venture in 2014, playing once again for the Rest of the World. Santiago has also played the role of Darius Tanz in the CBS/Netflix show Salvation. Cabrera is married to Anna Marcea, a theatre director. Their son, Kilian Emiliano, was born in April 2016. Santiago Cabrera Santiago Cabrera (; born 5 May 1978) is a Venezuelan-born Chilean-British actor, most known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the television series ""Heroes"", Lancelot in the BBC drama series ""Merlin"", and Aramis in the BBC series ""The Musketeers"". Cabrera was born in Caracas,"
"Santiago Cabrera Santiago Cabrera (; born 5 May 1978) is a Venezuelan-born Chilean-British actor, most known for his roles as the character Isaac Mendez in the television series ""Heroes"", Lancelot in the BBC drama series ""Merlin"", and Aramis in the BBC series ""The Musketeers"". Cabrera was born in Caracas, Venezuela, as a middle child. His father was a Chilean diplomat. Santiago grew up mainly in England, but also Romania, Toronto and Madrid. His family returned to Chile when he was fifteen years old. He was captain of his football team in high school, and only tried acting when his teachers"
"some episodes of the show, he revealed he would be open to appearing again. Tucker makes an appearance in Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill's 2012 comic book """", where he is seen being interviewed by the journalist Jon Snow on television. Iannucci, a friend of Moore's, authorised the use of the character. For his portrayal of Malcolm Tucker, Peter Capaldi has been critically lauded by critics and was nominated for the BAFTA award for Best Comedy Performance-Male at the 2006, 2008 and 2013 awards. He won the award for Best Comedy Performance-Male at the 2010 awards. He also won the"
"2016. In video games, Gage has portrayed Charibert in the ""Final Fantasy XIV"" expansion pack """". In theatre, he has worked for the Royal Shakespeare Company on plays such as ""Hamlet"", ""A Midsummer Night's Dream"", and ""Macbeth"". Ryan Gage Ryan Gage (born 17 January 1983) is an English actor who has worked in theatre, television, films, and video games. On television, he is best known for his roles as King Louis XIII in the BBC series ""The Musketeers"" and Ted Bundy in the TV film ""Serial Thriller: Angel of Decay"". In the cinema, he played the Master of Laketown's deputy"
"into two parts. The series is the first to star Peter Capaldi as the Twelfth Doctor, the most recent incarnation of the Doctor, an alien Time Lord who travels through time and space in his TARDIS, which appears to be a British police box on the outside. It also stars Jenna Coleman as his companion, Clara Oswald. Also playing a major recurring role in the series is Samuel Anderson as Danny Pink, Clara's boyfriend. The main story arc revolves around a mysterious woman called Missy (portrayed by Michelle Gomez), who is often seen welcoming people who have died throughout the"
"the family comedy film ""Paddington"" and its sequel ""Paddington 2"". In 2018, he voiced Rabbit in the Disney film ""Christopher Robin"". Prior to taking over the lead role in ""Doctor Who"", Capaldi was best known for playing spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the Armando Ianucci-written BBC sitcom ""The Thick of It"", which he played from 2005 to 2012. Tucker is said to be largely, if loosely, based upon Tony Blair's right-hand man Alastair Campbell, although Capaldi has said that he based his performance more on Hollywood power players, such as the often abrasive Harvey Weinstein. A film spin-off from ""The"
"part of the Doctor's personality will share ""a certain acid wit"" of Malcolm Tucker, the role Peter Capaldi is most famous for, ""specifically the attitude, the wisecracks and the energy...he can be edgy, volatile and dangerous"". Capaldi has stated that all of the previous actors who had played the Doctor were channelled in his portrayal and that his particular influences were Hartnell, Pertwee and Davison. He has been described as an ""older, fiercer, trickier Doctor"". In spite of his darker personality, Capaldi has said that the Doctor is still, ""funny, joyful, passionate, emphatic, and fearless."" While Jenna Coleman added that"
"Howard Charles Howard Charles is a British actor who is best known for his portrayal of Porthos in the BBC's 2014 adaptation of Dumas's ""The Three Musketeers"", entitled ""The Musketeers"". He studied at Kingston College in England between 2000 and 2005, earning a BTEC Level 3 Diploma in Performing Arts (Acting) before returning to start the BA (Hons) Acting for Stage and Media. He then trained at the Drama Centre London and was awarded a Lady Rothermere Drama Award and a Leverhulme scholarship. ""Blackta"" (The Young Vic), ""Macbeth"" (with the RSC), ""The Merchant of Venice"" (Royal Shakespeare Company), ""Enron"" (Chichester"
"over 40 films and television shows since his appearance as Danny Oldsen in ""Local Hero"" (1983). He played Beatles member and rock legend George Harrison in """" (1985), had roles in ""The Lair of the White Worm"" (1988) and ""Dangerous Liaisons"" (1988), and was featured as Ozzy in a 1985 episode of ""Minder"". He voiced Chief Petty Officer Grieves in the BBC Radio Ministry of Defence comedy ""Our Brave Boys"". Capaldi's first starring role on television was as Luke Wakefield, a closeted gay man who imagines he has witnessed a crime, in the BBC drama series ""Mr Wakefield's Crusade"". He"
"audition was held at Moffat's home. Capaldi prepared for the audition by downloading old ""Doctor Who"" scripts from the Internet and practising in front of a mirror. He discovered he had been given the part during filming for Adrian Hodges' ""The Musketeers"" in Prague; after missing a call from his agent, Capaldi rang back to be greeted with ""Hello, Doctor!"" At 55 years old when originally cast, Capaldi was only a few months younger than William Hartnell (the First Doctor) was, when he was cast in the role, and is the oldest actor since Hartnell to star as the Doctor"
"Thick of It"" called ""In the Loop"" (in which Capaldi returned to the role of Tucker), was released in 2009. The role of Tucker won Capaldi several awards. In 2006, 2008 and 2010 he was nominated for the BAFTA and RTS Best Comedy Actor Awards. He won the 2010 BAFTA Television Award for Male Performance in a Comedy Role. He also won the 2010 and 2012 British Comedy Award for Best TV Comedy Actor. He received another BAFTA Award nomination in 2013. Capaldi was cast in 2013 as the Doctor in the BBC science-fiction series ""Doctor Who"". His casting was"
"Peter Capaldi. Eccleston and Capaldi would go on to play the Ninth and Twelfth incarnations of the Doctor, respectively, in the revived series of ""Doctor Who"" which began in 2005. Eccleston turned down the offer to audition for the TV Movie because at the time he felt he was not yet an established enough actor and did not want to be associated with a ""brand name"" so early in his career. Capaldi declined because he felt it was unlikely that he would be given the part. Of those actors who originally auditioned for the role of the Doctor, a number"
"musketeers commanded by Captain Treville who meet d'Artagnan, a skillful farm boy with hopes of becoming a musketeer. The series follows them as they fight to protect King and country. The BBC had been developing the idea of a new series based on ""The Three Musketeers"" since as far back as 2007, when the project was envisaged as a Saturday evening show to run between series of ""Doctor Who"". The eventual production of the series was finally announced in 2012, with Adrian Hodges in charge of the project. Paris was not considered as a filming location because over the decades,"
"""The Musketeers"" (2015), a retelling of Alexanre Dumas' classic French novel ""The Three Musketeers"". Set in seventeenth century Paris, the series was filmed in Prague. In early 2017, Walters appeared in two episodes of AMC's post-apocalyptic original series ""Into the Badlands"" as The Engineer, an American warlord, opposite Daniel Wu and Nick Frost. He also appeared as DCI Mark Guinness in RTS Award-winning ""Little Boy Blue,"" a four-part factual drama that was based on the murder of Rhys Jones and written for ITV by Jeff Pope. Summer 2017 saw Walters portray the role of failed rock star Johnny in Rowan"
"Festival Theatre, The Royal Court, West End), ""Painting A Wall"" (Finborough Theatre), ""The Hounding of David Olwale"" (various theatres including; Birmingham Repertory Theatre, Everyman Liverpool, Hackney Empire), ""Three Sisters"" (Manchester Royal Exchange), ""The Local Stigmatic"" (Edinburgh Festival), ""Les Jeudis"" (Centre Pompidou, Paris), ""Twelfth Night"", ""The Lunatic Queen"", ""Taniko"", ""Measure for Measure"", ""Le Cid"", ""The Cherry Orchard"" and ""The Winslow Boy"". Howard Charles Howard Charles is a British actor who is best known for his portrayal of Porthos in the BBC's 2014 adaptation of Dumas's ""The Three Musketeers"", entitled ""The Musketeers"". He studied at Kingston College in England between 2000 and"
"Patrick Mulkern of ""Radio Times"" said he was ""really warming to the current companion, especially now she's free of the 'Impossible Girl' baggage. Perky, resourceful, best-friend material, Jenna Coleman's Clara has a tangible echo of Lis Sladen's Sarah about her."" He noticed an ""End of Time"" call back, with the Doctor seeing his previous companions before his regeneration and how the Tenth Doctor destroyed the TARDIS with regeneration energy, the Eleventh doctor destroyed a Dalek ship with it. He looked forward to seeing Peter Capaldi take over with his ""Gaunt, lizard-like [face] and with frou-frou hair. [...] In Peter Capaldi,"
"Peter Capaldi. During the regeneration sequence at the end of the final episode, Patrick Troughton momentarily makes an appearance — uncredited — as the Second Doctor. Although this was William Hartnell's last regular appearance as The Doctor, he would reprise the role of the First Doctor on only one occasion: the tenth anniversary serial ""The Three Doctors"". The last episode of this serial is missing. It is possibly the most sought-after of the missing episodes, because it contains the historic first regeneration scene (even though a low-quality, truncated copy of this sequence survives and is held in the BBC Archives),"
"face and his true identity, as a result of which many people are mistakenly suspected of being El Shaitan, while other characters impersonate him for their own ends. ""The Three Musketeers"" was loosely adapted from the novel ""The Three Musketeers"" by Alexandre Dumas, père and updated to a contemporary time period. The Three Musketeers are legionnaires in the French Foreign Legion: Clancy (Irish), Renard (French) and Schmidt (German). The d'Artagnan character is Tom Wayne, an American aviator played by John Wayne, who rescues the three from attacking Arabs while flying over the desert. The Three Musketeers (1933 serial) The Three"
"2016, Capaldi reprised his role as the Twelfth Doctor in the Doctor Who spin-off programme, Class, written by young-adult author, Patrick Ness. On 30 January 2017, in an interview on BBC Radio 2, Capaldi confirmed that the tenth series would be his last. His final episode was the 2017 Christmas special, ""Twice Upon a Time"", in which he was succeeded by Jodie Whittaker. In 1992, Capaldi wrote and starred in the road movie ""Soft Top, Hard Shoulder"", which won the audience award at the London Film Festival. In 1995, he won an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film for"
"Twelfth Doctor The Twelfth Doctor is an incarnation of the Doctor, the protagonist of the BBC science fiction television programme ""Doctor Who"". He is portrayed by Scottish actor Peter Capaldi. Within the series' narrative, the Doctor is a time travelling, humanoid alien from a race known as the Time Lords. At the end of life, the Doctor can regenerate his body, and in doing so gain a new physical appearance, and with it a distinct new personality; this plot mechanism has allowed the Doctor to be portrayed by a series of actors over the decades since the programme's inception in"
"River Song"", with Simon Brew noting the pair as a ""strong double act"", with Morgan Jeffery of Digital Spy stating ""this, combined with Capaldi and Kingston's sensitive work, means you feel a weight of history between these two people who've never shared a screen before"". Andrew Billen of ""The Times"" praised the Twelfth Doctor for being at his ""warmest"" in ""The Return of Doctor Mysterio"", along with ""The Guardian"" applauding the dynamic between the Doctor and Nardole noting ""Peter Capaldi and Matt Lucas are 'a pantomime treat'"". In June 2016, Peter Capaldi was shortlisted for a national TV Choice Award"