Scripted series · BBC One
The Musketeers
For love. For honor. For adventure.
Who's in it
Cast
The principal ensemble across the run of the series.
Luke Pasqualino
D'Artagnan
30 eps
Santiago Cabrera
Aramis
30 eps
Tom Burke
Athos
30 eps
Howard Charles
Porthos
30 eps
Ryan Gage
King Louis
30 eps
Peter Capaldi
Cardinal Richelieu
10 eps
Hugo Speer
Treville
30 eps
Alexandra Dowling
Queen Anne
26 eps
Maimie McCoy
Milady de Winter
30 eps
Marc Warren
Rochefort
10 eps
Tamla Kari
Constance
30 eps
Ed Stoppard
Lemay
10 eps
Rupert Everett
Governor Feron
10 eps
Laura Haddock
Pauline
1 eps
Liam Cunningham
Belgard
1 eps
JJ Feild
Marsac
2 eps
Allan Corduner
Van Laar
2 eps
Robert Glenister
Duke of Lorraine
2 eps
Amy Nuttall
Agnès
1 eps
Leo Gregory
Marmion
1 eps
Oliver Cotton
1 eps
Steve Evets
Bertrand
1 eps
Philip Brodie
1 eps
Christopher Fulford
Gus
1 eps
Michael Cochrane
1 eps
Jason Flemyng
1 eps
John Lightbody
Captain Trudeau
1 eps
Perdita Weeks
Louise
1 eps
Anton Valensi
Didi
1 eps
Nicholas Blane
Duc De Barville
1 eps
Alan Rothwell
Villager
1 eps
Peter Sullivan
Vargas
1 eps
Miles Anderson
Renard
1 eps
Sean Pertwee
Sarazin
1 eps
Vincent Regan
1 eps
Anton Lesser
1 eps
Tara Fitzgerald
Marie de Medici
1 eps
Zoë Tapper
Alice Clerbeaux
1 eps
Roger Ashton-Griffiths
1 eps
Terence Beesley
General Lantier
1 eps
The Nutevio profile
TV DNA
How The Musketeers actually feels to watch, measured on the traits our editors track across every series.
Signature profile
The Musketeers reads strongest on Character Depth, Bingeability and Emotional Weight.
How fully written and psychologically layered the ensemble is.
How hard it is to stop after one episode.
How much the series is designed to affect you.
Visual ambition — scale, craft and set-piece filmmaking.
How much each hour depends on the one before it.
How often an episode ends on a hook you can't ignore.
The sustained pressure the series keeps you under.
The scale, internal logic and texture of the world.
How often the series is genuinely funny, by design.
The story
What it's about
Set in 17th century Paris, musketeers Athos, Porthos, Aramis and D'Artagnan are members of an elite band of soldiers who fight for what is just. They are heroes in the truest and most abiding sense – men that can be trusted and believed in to do the right thing, regardless of personal risk.
Where the series peaks
Best Episodes
The hours that define the show, ranked by audience response and editorial signal.
S02E09
The Accused
The Musketeers must put their lives on the line when the queen is accused of treason.
S03E09
The Prize
When death strikes the Louvre, Treville takes controversial steps to protect the Dauphin from the unholy alliance of Grimaud, Gaston and the Duke of Lorraine. His secretive tactics isolate the Queen and threaten to drive even his loyal Musketeers apart.
S02E10
Trial and Punishment
The Musketeers must risk everything to save France from Rochefort's treacherous plan.
- Written by Simon Allen
S01E10
Musketeers Don't Die Easily
Milady seeks her revenge against the Musketeers. Will the Musketeers outwit her or will she destroy them by manipulating their weakest link, D'Artagnan?
S02E08
The Prodigal Father
Porthos uncovers the truth about his past and questions his allegiance to the Musketeers.
- Directed by Edward Bennett
S03E05
To Play the King
The Musketeers battle to restore order in Paris after Grimaud and Feron stage an ambitious Châtelet breakout, setting free a lunatic with murderous designs on the Louvre.
Recently aired
Latest Episodes
S03E10
We Are the Garrison
S03E09
The Prize
S03E08
Prisoners of War
S03E07
Fool's Gold
S03E06
Death of a Hero
S03E05
To Play the King
Behind the series
Created by
Showrunners, creators, executive producers and the writers who set the voice of the series.
The craft
Key Crew
Directing, writing, production, camera, music and editing.
Executive production
- Simon AllenExecutive Producer
Writing
- Simon AllenWriter
- Peter McKennaWriter
- James PayneWriter
- Kelly JonesWriter
- Ellen TaylorWriter
- Jeff PoveyWriter
Direction
- Nicholas RentonDirector
- Andy HayDirector
- John StricklandDirector
- Udayan PrasadDirector
- Susan TullyDirector
- Edward BennettDirector
Where to watch
Streaming
Availability verified against regional listings.
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