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THE MUSKETEERS is to kill of Peter Capaldi's villainous Cardinal, after he was unable to film any sort of end to his character duo to his Doctor Who commitments.

Peter Capaldi's Musketeers character will be killed off after he was unable to film an ending[WENN]

Producers have had to write the character out of the hit BBC show after the Scottish actor landed the coveted role of the twelfth Time Lord, meaning he had to abandon his other acting projects.
Denied a grand send-off during the final episode of the first series, it has been revealed that the Cardinal will simply be gone when it returns later this year.
"Come the next series the Cardinal will be dead," Tom Burke, who plays Athos in the show, revealed to the Radio Times.
"He'll just be gone.

The star had to abandon his role as Cardinal Richelieu in the BBC show [BBC]

Writers have had to write the character out and bring in a new villain [BBC]

"We're all like, 'Where's the Cardinal? Oh he's dead!'"
He added: "It's a great example of economic storytelling. Their new nemesis will be Rochefort, who's played by Marc Warren."

Peter Capaldi will appear in the new series of Doctor Who as the 12th Time Lord [BBC]

Warren, who has starred in Mad Dogs and Hustle, officially joined the cast last month with his villainous character described as a "dashing and persuasive aristocrat with a talent for sword fighting and a taste for adventure."

Capaldi is currently shooting series eight of Doctor Who which is expected to hit screens this year [WENN]

Burke's fellow Musketeers Luke Pasqualino, Howard Charles and Santiago Cabrera will reprise their roles in the new series, which has already began filming in Prague.
Meanwhile, Capaldi is currently shooting series eight of Doctor Who which is expected to hit screens on BBC1 later this year.