
Video: ‘The Musketeers’ cast teach the seductive stare
The Musketeers stars Howard Charles, Luke Pasqualino, Santiago Cabrera and Tom Burke demonstrate how to do their famous ‘seductive stare’…
The Musketeers stars Howard Charles, Luke Pasqualino, Santiago Cabrera and Tom Burke demonstrate how to do their famous ‘seductive stare’…
The Musketeers star Tom Burke has revealed that Cardinal Richelieu, played by Peter Capaldi, will be dead when the show returns next year. Series 2 began filming in Prague earlier this month and Capaldi is currently filming the new series of Doctor Who in Cardiff. Burke, who plays Athos in BBC One’s adventure drama, told … >
The second series of The Musketeers has begun filming in Prague. Returning cast members include Luke Pasqualino (Skins) as D’Artagnan, Tom Burke (The Hour) as Athos, Santiago Cabrera (Merlin) as Aramis and Howard Charles (Royal Shakespeare Company) as Porthos. Tamla Kari (Cuckoo), Maimie McCoy (Loving Miss Hatto), Hugo Speer (Bedlam), Ryan Gage (The Hobbit) and … >
It’s okay everyone, it’s a bluff. A good bluff. And a relief, because it felt plausible for something that stupid to happen. The opening gambit of ‘Musketeers Don’t Die Easily’ – that Athos has drunkenly shot D’Artagnan for sleeping with a woman who turned out to be his presumed-dead ex-wife (that old chestnut) – is … >
A new set of images from the series finale of BBC One’s The Musketeers have been unveiled, featuring guest star Sean Pertwee. Inspired by Alexandre Dumas’s legendary characters, the ten-part adventure drama series concludes at 9pm on Sunday 30 March on BBC One. Episode 10 sees an unexpected rift between the Musketeers threaten to blow … >
The Musketeers is BBC One’s new adventure drama, inspired by Alexandre Dumas’s legendary characters.
After last week’s trudge, this week’s Musketeers confidently gets into its stride with the plot thickening along the way. The King is flirting with Charlotte Mellendorf, while her father (reimagined here as a Hanoverian Bobby Ball) talks politics and useful marriage alliances with the Cardinal. Meanwhile the Queen is away bathing in the countryside in … >
A new set of images from the penultimate episode of BBC One’s The Musketeers have been unveiled. Inspired by Alexandre Dumas’s legendary characters, the ten-part adventure drama series continues at 9pm on Sunday 23 March on BBC One. Episode 9 sees Queen Anne’s taking of the waters cut short when her life is put in … >
Oh dear. The Musketeers had been carving out an enjoyably undemanding, handsome if predictable storytelling niche for itself. Tonight’s episode was not redeemed simply by there being attractive people and well-shot sword fights in it. As the Musketeers escort a violent prisoner, the Cardinal’s Red Guards intercept them. This leads to a falling out between … >
‘That doesn’t make sense, even for the Musketeers.’ Like your friendships, it’s best not to examine Musketeers‘ plots too closely. The fun to be had is more character based, or possibly historical if you’re intrigued by the period setting. This week, it was fairly obvious – even to your tired and inebriated reviewer – that … >