Pasqualino will play D’Artagnan, alongside Tom Burke (The Hour) as Athos, Santiago Cabrera (Merlin) as Aramis and Howard Charles as Porthos.

Written by Adrian Hodges (Survivors, Primeval), the ten-part series is a “fresh and contemporary take on the classic characters created by Alexandre Dumas in his much-loved novel”.

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The cast also includes Peter Capaldi (The Thick of It), Tamla Kari (Cuckoo), Maimie McCoy (Loving Miss Hatto) and Hugo Speer (Bedlam).

Creator Adrian Hodges commented: “I’m thrilled to be working with such a dynamic, talented and attractive ensemble cast on our new version of The Musketeers. This series is all about passion, romance, heroism and action, and I can’t think of a better group of actors to embody those diverse qualities. I’m thrilled by their ability and commitment and honoured they’ve chosen to come on board to help us create what we hope will be our modern and original take on this great story and its classic characters.”

Ben Stephenson, Controller, BBC Drama, added: “The ambition of this drama is clearly illustrated with such a world class mix of talent – the perfect team to take the audience on thrilling action adventures every week.”

The Musketeers begins filming next month and will air on BBC One in 2014.

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