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" The Musketeers writer Adrian Hodges has admitted that he was shocked when Peter Capaldi was cast as the new star of Doctor Who. Capaldi will play the shadowy Cardinal Richelieu in the BBC One drama&amp;#039;s first series, which he shot prior to being unveiled as the 12th Doctor.  &amp;quot;Of course, I didn&amp;#039;t exactly anticipate my leading actor becoming the new Doctor Who but you have to roll with the punches,&amp;quot; Hodges told Geek Syndicate. &amp;quot;All we can really do is turn it as much to our advantage as we can.&amp;quot; Hodges also appeared to confirm that Capaldi&amp;#039;s Doctor Who commitments will rule him out of appearing in a potential second series of The Musketeers. &amp;quot;[We&amp;#039;ll] have a kind of &amp;#039;series villain&amp;#039; policy which I think will keep the show fresh,&amp;quot; he said. The Musketeers will premiere on BBC One in 2014, while Capaldi will make his debut Doctor Who appearance in the sci-fi drama&amp;#039;s 2013 Christmas special. &amp;amp;gt; Doctor Who: Armando Iannucci would &amp;quot;love&amp;quot; to write for Peter Capaldi Watch Bill Nighy and Richard Curtis give their take on Peter Capaldi to Digital Spy below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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