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"The stars of The Musketeers have admitted that they were shocked when Peter Capaldi was cast in Doctor Who.  Capaldi plays villain Cardinal Richelieu in BBC One&amp;#039;s new Sunday night drama, though his casting as the new Doctor will rule him out of any potential second series of The Musketeers. &amp;quot;It hadn&amp;#039;t occurred to me and when he was cast, it just seemed the most brilliant decision,&amp;quot; said actor Tom Burke, who plays Athos. &amp;quot;I thought, &amp;#039;Of course!&amp;#039; so I&amp;#039;m very excited.&amp;quot;  Alexandra Dowling - who plays Queen Anne - said that she felt &amp;quot;a mixture of elated and sad&amp;quot; when Capaldi&amp;#039;s casting was revealed in August. &amp;quot;It was so exciting and then we were like... &amp;#039;Oh no!&amp;#039; but it was just such a privilege to work with him,&amp;quot; she said.  Maimie McCoy (Milady de Winter) also confirmed that Capaldi was a big fan of the sci-fi series prior to being cast as Matt Smith&amp;#039;s replacement. &amp;quot;He is perfect for it,&amp;quot; McCoy insisted. &amp;quot;He&amp;#039;s also massively into it - I think he has been since he was very young which is great for the show.&amp;quot; Doctor Who will return to BBC One in late 2014. The Musketeers continues next Sunday at 9pm. The Musketeers: Episode 1 review - &amp;quot;A slick, whirlwind adventure&amp;quot; Catch up on all the latest TV and Movies releases in Digital Spy&amp;#039;s Screen Time:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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