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MERLIN

UK / BBC One / 13x45 minute episodes / Broadcast 20 September 2008 -

Production Design: Stevie Herbert / Costumes: Charlotte Morris / Stunts: James Embree / Producer: Sue De Beauvoir

Magical drama series Merlin brings us the King Arthur story in the same style as the BBC's successful revamp of Robin Hood. The story begins with a young Merlin arriving in Camelot full of ideas, talent and seemingly amazing powers, of course people in the Kingdom are naturally unsure about this new arrival, especially as magic has been outlawed by the evil Uther Pendragon. Uther's heir Prince Arthur is also not very happy at the new boys arrival. Merlin though is taken under the wing of Gaius (Uther's own personal physician) who spots something special about the young man and quickly realises that both Merlin and Arthur's futures are the key to the future history of Camelot.

A great start and some strong ideas should mean we have a major new hit on our hands, we haven't actually had a King Arthur/Merlin redo for sometime either and like the already mentioned Robin Hood, there is enough modernisation to hook a younger audience too. Casting is very strong too.

cast
COLIN MORGAN as Merlin
BRADLEY JAMES as King Arthur
RICHARD WILSON as Gaius
ANTHONY HEAD as King Uther
KATIE McGRATH as Morgana
ANGEL COULBY as Gwen
SANTIAGO CABRERA as Lancelot
LOUISE DYLAN as Bronwen


THE EPISODES

1. THE CALL OF THE DRAGON
5. LANCELOT
7. EPISODE SEVEN

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