The Musketeers - Wikipedia The Musketeers For other uses, see Musketeer ( disambiguation ). The Musketeers Genre Action, Drama Created by Adrian Hodges Based on The Three Musketeers by Alexandre Dumas Starring Tom Burke Santiago Cabrera Peter Capaldi Howard Charles Alexandra Dowling Ryan Gage Tamla Kari Maimie McCoy Luke Pasqualino Hugo Speer Marc Warren Matthew McNulty Rupert Everett Theme music composer Murray Gold Composer ( s ) Murray Gold Paul Englishby Country of origin United Kingdom Original language ( s ) English No. of series No. of episodes 30 ( list of episodes ) Production Executive producer ( s ) Adrian Hodges Jessica Pope Producer ( s ) Colin Wratten Location ( s ) Prague Running time 54 -- 60 minutes Release Original network BBC One Original release 19 January 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 19 ) -- 1 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 01 ) External links BBC website www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00sxqkb 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 de Rochefort in the second series. Jessica Pope and Adrian Hodges produce the show for the BBC. The programme is largely filmed in the Czech Republic. In February 2015, it was announced that the show had been renewed for a third series, which was announced in April 2016 to be the last. The third series premiered in multiple countries first, before premiering in the UK on 28 May 2016, and concluding on 1 August 2016. Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 2.1 Main 2.2 Recurring 3 Production 3.1 Conception 3.2 Filming 3.3 Casting 4 Reception 5 Broadcast 5.1 Series overview 5.2 International broadcast 6 Home media release 7 References 8 External links Plot In 1630s Paris, Athos, Aramis and Porthos are a group of highly trained 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. Cast Main Tom Burke as Athos Santiago Cabrera as Aramis Peter Capaldi as Cardinal Richelieu ( series 1 ) Howard Charles as Porthos Alexandra Dowling as Queen Anne Ryan Gage as King Louis XIII Tamla Kari as Constance Bonacieux Maimie McCoy as Milady de Winter Luke Pasqualino as d'Artagnan Hugo Speer as Captain Treville Marc Warren as Comte de Rochefort ( series 2 ) Matthew McNulty as Lucien Grimaud ( series 3 ) Rupert Everett as Marquis de Feron ( series 3 ) Recurring Bohdan Poraj as Bonacieux ( series 1 -- 2 ) Charlotte Salt as Marguerite ( series 2 ) Ed Stoppard as Lemay ( series 2 ) Will Keen as Perales ( series 2 ) Thalissa Teixeira as Sylvie ( series 3 ) Matt Stokoe as Captain Marcheaux ( series 3 ) Andre Flynn as Gaston ( series 3 ) Production Conception 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. Filming Paris was not considered as a filming location because over the decades, development had detracted from the grittier architecture wanted. Dublin was also considered before settling on the Czech Republic, which suffered little damage during the two world wars. Many historic buildings were intact and privately owned stately homes were rented for filming. Filming for the series took place mainly in Doksany, 30 kilometres north - west of Prague, where a Parisian square, a number of streets and the musketeers garrison were constructed. A disused convent had additional sets constructed including taverns, bedrooms and mortuary. Casting During filming of the first series Peter Capaldi learned that he had been given the role of the Twelfth 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. Reception 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 did n't take itself too seriously but was still so bad it bordered on self - parody '' and that `` the quality of the sub-plots hardly merited its 9pm slot in the schedule rather than ( like Merlin or Robin Hood ) much earlier, consisting of such clichéd set pieces as a fight following an accusation of cheating during a card game and a randy musketeer being caught in the act and having to dangle out of his lover 's bedroom window while his mates watched on chuckling ''. Overall, he said `` The main problem with The Musketeers, apart from the quality of the script, the acting and the predictability of the plot, was that there are only so many ways to make sword fights between men wearing blue leather tunics that entertaining or exciting ''. However, reviewing the third episode of the drama, Morgan Jeffery, writing for Digital Spy, praised the development of the characters, stating that there was a `` real feeling of growth '' and that it delivered `` something a little more substantial ''. Den of Geek writer Rob Kemp also gave a positive review, stating that The Musketeers had `` won a lot of people over with its fun and adventurous take on this well - loved story '', but also wrote that some of the dramatic elements felt `` shoe horned and deliberate ''. Overall, Kemp had hope for the series and praised the change in focus in the third episode, saying that the `` time was definitely right to start to explore the characters '', before going on to say that the series would have `` plenty more opportunities for the Musketeers to hit their more ( and hopefully, better ) dramatic strides ''. Upon its premiere on BBC America, Alessandra Stanley of The New York Times gave the drama a positive review, calling the series `` not at all bad, just a bit old - fashioned ''. She also praised the updates made to the series, writing `` purists may be dismayed that Mr. Hodges took so many liberties with the original plot, but purists are rarely any fun ''. Broadcast Series overview Main article : List of The Musketeers episodes These are the premiere and finale dates for the show airing on BBC, its origin channel. Series 2 concluded earlier in the U.S., and Series 3 was aired / released before the UK in multiple countries ; see the episode tables and broadcast details for these dates. Series Episodes Originally aired First aired Last aired 10 19 January 2014 ( 2014 - 01 - 19 ) 30 March 2014 ( 2014 - 03 - 30 ) 10 2 January 2015 ( 2015 - 01 - 02 ) 27 March 2015 ( 2015 - 03 - 27 ) 10 28 May 2016 ( 2016 - 05 - 28 ) 1 August 2016 ( 2016 - 08 - 01 ) International broadcast Shown on BBC One, the first series of The Musketeers was broadcast weekly at 9pm on Sunday nights starting on 19 January 2014. The programme was the highest rated drama to debut that year. For the second series, it was moved to 9pm on Friday nights and screening began on 2 January 2015. The series premiered in the United States on 22 June 2014 on BBC America. The complete first series was `` striped '' on 3 August 2014 on the Australian Foxtel Cable TV channel BBC First, the day of that channel 's premiere. The series started on 18 September 2014 on ' Box ' Sky TV in New Zealand. The third series premiered in Canada on Showcase Canada on 10 April 2016. The full series was made available on Netflix Latin America on 16 April 2016, and on Hulu in the United States on 14 May 2016. The series premiered in the UK on 28 May 2016. Home media release Name No. of episodes DVD Blu - ray Region 1 Region 2 Region 4 Region A Region B Series One 10 26 August 2014 31 March 2014 6 August 2014 26 August 2014 31 March 2014 Series Two 10 21 April 2015 6 April 2015 15 April 2015 21 April 2015 6 April 2015 Series One & Two 20 N / A 6 April 2015 15 April 2015 N / A 6 April 2015 Series Three 10 11 October 2016 15 August 2016 19 October 2016 11 October 2016 15 August 2016 The Complete Collection 30 N / A 15 August 2016 19 October 2016 N / A 15 August 2016 References Notes Jump up ^ These are the premiere and finale dates for the show airing on BBC, its origin channel. The third and final series was aired / released before the UK in multiple countries ; see the episode tables and broadcast details for these dates. 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The Stage. Retrieved 23 October 2013. Jump up ^ `` The Location Guide ''. Retrieved 3 February 2014. ^ Jump up to : `` Life after Capaldi for The Musketeers ''. BBC. Retrieved 23 October 2013. Jump up ^ Munn, Patrick. `` TV Wise ''. Retrieved 30 April 2014. Jump up ^ `` BBC America Joins British ' Musketeers ' Series ''. Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 23 October 2013. Jump up ^ Jim Shelley. `` The Musketeers was a French farce firing blanks, by Jim Shelley Mail Online ''. Dailymail.co.uk. Retrieved 2014 - 01 - 31. Jump up ^ Morgan Jeffery. `` The Musketeers : Episode 3 review - Trading action for character drama by Morgan Jeffery ; Digital Spy ''. Digitalspy.co.uk. Retrieved 5 February 2014. Jump up ^ Rob Kemp. `` The Musketeers episode 3 review : Commodities by Rob Kemp ; Digital Spy ''. Denofgeek.com. Retrieved 8 February 2014. Jump up ^ Stanley, Alessandra. `` Four Guys With Swords and Morals ''. The New York Times. The New York Times Company. Retrieved 1 July 2014. Jump up ^ `` The Musketeers ''. BBC America. Retrieved 28 November 2014. Jump up ^ `` Santiago Cabrera The Musketeers Season 3 Air Date - Santiago Cabrera ''. Santiago Cabrera. Jump up ^ Prudom, Laura ( 12 May 2016 ). `` Hulu to Premiere Season 3 of ' The Musketeers ' in U.S. ''. Variety. Retrieved 15 May 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` The Musketeers - Luke Pasqualino and Peter Capaldi Face Off in Season 1 on DVD, Blu - ray ''. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Musketeers - Series 1 ( DVD ) ( 2014 ) ''. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` Musketeers, The - Series 1 ''. JB Hi - Fi. Retrieved 20 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Musketeers - Series 1 ( Blu - ray ) ( 2014 ) ''. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2016. ^ Jump up to : `` The Musketeers - ' Season 2 ' Swinging onto DVD and Blu - ray : Street Date and Pricing ! ''. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 20 June 2016. Jump up ^ `` The Musketeers - Series 2 ( DVD ) ''. Amazon.co.uk. Retrieved 20 June 2016. 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External links Official website ( UK ) Official website ( US ) The Musketeers on IMDb The d'Artagnan Romances by Alexandre Dumas The Three Musketeers Twenty Years After The Vicomte of Bragelonne : Ten Years Later Characters Athos Aramis Porthos d'Artagnan Cardinal Richelieu Milady de Winter Comte de Rochefort George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham Anne of Austria Louis XIII Louis XIV Tréville Films The Three Musketeers The Three Musketeers ( 1916 ) Les Trois Mousquetaires ( 1921 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1921 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1932 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1933 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1935 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1939 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1942 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1946 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1948 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1953 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1959 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1961 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1969 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1973 ) The Four Musketeers ( 1974 ) d'Artagnan and Three Musketeers ( 1978 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1993 ) The Musketeer ( 2001 ) The Three Musketeers ( 2011 ) 3 Musketeers ( 2011 ) The Three Musketeers ( 2013 ) Twenty Years After The Return of the Musketeers ( 1989 ) Musketeers Twenty Years After ( 1992 ) The Vicomte of Bragelonne The Iron Mask ( 1929 ) The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1939 ) Uthama Puthiran ( 1940 ) Lady in the Iron Mask ( 1952 ) Uthama Puthiran ( 1958 ) Le Masque de fer ( 1962 ) The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1977 ) The Fifth Musketeer ( 1979 ) The Secret of Queen Anne or Musketeers Thirty Years After ( 1993 ) The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1998 ) Other sequels At Sword 's Point ( 1952 ) The Secret Mark of D'Artagnan ( 1962 ) Revenge of the Musketeers ( 1994 ) La Femme Musketeer ( 2004 ) The Return of the Musketeers, or The Treasures of Cardinal Mazarin ( 2009 ) Animated Tom and Jerry The Two Mouseketeers Touché, Pussy Cat ! Tom and Chérie Royal Cat Nap The Four Musketeers ( 1936 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1973 ) The Man in the Iron Mask ( 1985 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1986 ) The Three Musketeers ( 1992 ) Mickey, Donald, Goofy : The Three Musketeers ( 2004 ) Barbie and the Three Musketeers ( 2009 ) Television The Three Musketeers ( 1968 ) The Mind Robber Dogtanian and the Three Muskehounds The Three Musketeers Anime Albert the Fifth Musketeer Young Blades The Three Musketeers ( puppetry ) The Musketeers ( 2014 ) Games Touché : The Adventures of the Fifth Musketeer The Three Musketeers ( 1987 video game ) The Three Musketeers ( 2006 video game ) The Three Musketeers : One for All ! Musicals The Three Musketeers ( 1928 ) 3 Musketiers Other adaptations The Three Mesquiteers Dog in Boots The Three Must - Get - Theres The Three Mouseketeers ( comics ) The Three Musketeers ( South Korean adaptation ) Related Auguste Maquet ( collaborator ) A Modern Musketeer The Three Muscatels Unus pro omnibus, omnes pro uno Man in the Iron Mask Musketeers of the Guard 3 Musketeers ( chocolate bar ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Musketeers&oldid=800041285 '' Categories : 2010s British drama television series 2014 British television programme debuts 2016 British television programme endings 1630 in fiction BBC television dramas English - language television programs Paris in fiction Television programmes based on works by Alexandre Dumas Television series set in the 17th century Television shows set in France Hidden categories : Use dmy dates from October 2015 Use British English from October 2015 Official website different in Wikidata and Wikipedia Talk Contents About Wikipedia Беларуская ( тарашкевіца ) ‎ Català Čeština Deutsch Español فارسی Français 한국어 Հայերեն Italiano עברית Nederlands 日本 語 Polski Português Română Русский Українська 中文 Edit links This page was last edited on 11 September 2017, at 07 : 08. 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Question: who plays the queen in the musketeers bbc
Answer: Alexandra Dowling