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Merlin

Drama: SciFi & Fantasy

Fantasy drama based on the legend of King Arthur and Merlin.

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Merlin: Series 1

Colin Morgan

Asa Butterfield

Katie McGrath

Anthony Head

John Hurt

Richard Wilson

Bradley James

Angel Coulby

Alun Raglan

Jamie Kenna

Howard Overman

Johnny Capps

Julian Murphy

Merlin: Series 1: Episode 8: The Beginning of the End

The Beginning of the End

Episode 8

Episode 8: The Beginning of the End

BBC One - Merlin, Series 1, The Beginning of the End

Merlin and Morgana risk execution when they try to help a magical young fugitive.

Fantasy adventure romp. Merlin and Morgana try to help a magical young fugitive, coming up against Uther as they try and smuggle the boy out of the castle.

When Merlin decides to help a magical young fugitive, he finds an unlikely ally in Morgana.

The pair are desperate to smuggle the boy back to his own kind, but this becomes increasingly difficult, as the hunt for his whereabouts increases with every minute. Their task takes a dangerous turn when Uther declares that anyone hiding the child will be executed.

With their lives now on the line, can they sneak the boy out of the castle without being caught? And perhaps more importantly, just who is the mysterious child, and how does he know so much about Merlin?

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Fantasy-drama based on Arthurian Legend - keep the magic secret.

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