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Sep 19, 2020 · Is Bradley James still in touch with Colin Morgan? jootube. 1.65K subscribers. Subscribed. 13K. 510K views 3 years ago. This was from an instagram live of Bradley James, march 2020 What...
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Jan 3, 2011 · When Merlin (Colin Morgan), a young man gifted with extraordinary magical powers, first arrived in the kingdom, he quickly makes enemies, including the heir to Uther’s crown, Prince Arthur...
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Colin Morgan, who plays the titular Merlin on the hit television series, and Bradley James, who plays a young Prince Arthur, share details of the third season, which debuts tonight on Syfy.
- Getting Started
- Casting The Stars
- The Early Days
- Getting Into The Groove
- A Punishing Schedule
- The Guest Stars
- Favourite Moments
- The Difficult Days
- Saying Goodbye
- Could Merlin Ever Return?
With Doctor Who paving the way followed by Robin Hood, there was room for another family-aimed TV drama to hit the BBC on weekends – and in 2007, Julian Murphy and Johnny Capps (with fellow creators Julian Jones and Jake Michie) were keen to take up the challenge. Julian Murphy, co-creator and executive producer:It all began in a restaurant on Kens...
With the premise sorted and the scripts under way, the show needed a cast – and finding untested actors to take on the central roles of young Merlin, Guinevere, Morgana and Arthur wasn’t easy for the producers and casting director Jill Trevellick. Colin Morgan, Merlin:I appreciate the trust from Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy to give me the opportu...
Filming for Merlin was split between Cardiff, Surrey and France at the Château de Pierrefonds, a castle which doubled for the exterior scenes of Camelot – and when production began, the young cast had to quickly find their feet. Katie McGrath:I was out of my MIND nervous on set! I didn't know anything - I found out I didn't even know what I was doi...
The day-to-day realities of filming Merlin – a series which over its five years featured dragons, undead Knights, trolls, Questing Beasts and all manner of malign sorcerors – were a unique challenge, especially considering the sheer level of special effects required. But even in the early days, there was a sense that they were making something spec...
Merlin’s schedule and budget meant that filming had to be achieved as efficiently as possible, which proved tricky considering there was only one Colin Morgan to go around. Johnny Capps: There was a practical challenge in that we were always chasing our tails production-wise. The show was commissioned very quickly and we had to get the scripts done...
Over the years Merlin had a truly impressive roster of guest stars, with the likes of Charles Dance, Michelle Ryan, Liam Cunningham, Emilia Fox, Adrian Lester, Asa Butterfield, Sarah Parish and John Lynch all cropping up to lend their skills to an episode or two. Apparently, Merlin offered a unique opportunity… Julian Murphy:A lot of actors like gu...
While there were highs and lows throughout the five-year shoot, everyone involved still has fond memories of their time working on the series. Julian Murphy:I think there's a couple of episodes that I think we feel were very strong. I think The Last Dragonlord episode [at the end of series two] where John Lynch first appears as Colin's father was a...
Though of course, even outside the brutal scheduling there were more challenging aspects to making Merlin a success. Julian Murphy:I think the challenge with any family show is to make it work for the adults. You've got to want the mum and dad to be sitting down as much as the kid. And getting a show to work well on both those levels is genuinely d...
In the end, after five series and 65 episodes Merlin drew to a close in 2013 – and according to both the cast and crew, the end of Merlin had been written from day one. Julian Murphy:I'm not saying I'm often in that place, but from the start we saw it running five series, and we always thought it would end pretty much where we ended. We always at t...
Today, many fans still wonder if there could be some return for the series – and while it's unlikely this particular cast will ever reunite, it’s not outside the realms of possibility that Merlin’s world will have some form of future. Richard Wilson:I still get younger people coming up to me and saying 'Is there no chance that Merlin's not going to...
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Merlin: Created by Johnny Capps, Julian Jones, Jake Michie, Julian Murphy. With John Hurt, Colin Morgan, Bradley James, Richard Wilson. These are the brand new adventures of Merlin, the legendary sorcerer as a young man, when he was just a servant to young Prince Arthur on the royal court of Camelot, who has soon become his best friend, and ...
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Oct 4, 2012 · Geek Syndicate spent the day with the cast and crew of Merlin and had the chance to talk with series leads Bradley James (King Arthur) and Colin Morgan (Merlin) in-between filming Series 5.
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Dec 8, 2012 · Merlin Advent Calendar Day 8: Colin Morgan (Merlin) tells us what it's like working with Bradley James (Arthur) on the set of Merlin in this exclusive interview. Spoiler: He's quite a...
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