The Thick Of It star Peter Capaldi is to portray another ruthless figure after being cast in a new BBC adaptation of the classic story of The Three Musketeers.
Capaldi - best known for his expletive-fuelled rants as spin doctor Malcolm Tucker in the political sitcom - will play Cardinal Richelieu in the 10-part series.
The BBC1 series, to be called The Musketeers, will star Luke Pasqualino - who has appeared in Skins and The Borgias - as D'Artagnan.
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