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The Legend of Merlin was the sixth story of Season 30. It was written by Ben Aaronovitch, directed by Michael Kerrigan and featured Richard Griffiths as the Doctor, Lisa Bowerman as Bernice Summerfield and John Banks as Henrick.
Synopsis
The TARDIS crashes on a parallel world in the 1000s. The Doctor is mistaken for a wizard and is sentenced to death by the evil Morgaine. The Doctor avoids death only to find that Morgaine isn’t just anyone, she is a sorceress.
That’s when it hit the Doctor: This all seemed very familiar.
He is to become Merlin and he is to banish Morgaine to imprisonment for all eternity, ready for her to return to battle his former self.
Plot
Part 1
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Part 2
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Part 3
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Part 4
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Cast
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Crew
- Writer - Ben Aaronovitch
- Producer - Ian Fraser
- Script Editor - Ben Aaronovitch
- Director - Michael Kerrigan
- Lighting - John King
- Designer - Malcom Thornton
- Visual Effects Designers - Malcom James, Dave Chapman
- Make-Up Designer - Helen Barrett
- Casting Director - Anne Henderson
- Music - Mark Ayres
- Costume Designer - Anushia Nieradzik
- Edited by - Dave King
- Vision Mixer - Julie Mann
- Original Theme Music - Ron Grainer
- Title Music - Mark Ayres
- Title Sequence by CAL Video
Memorable Quotes
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Background Information
Development
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Pre-Production
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Production
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Post-Production
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Reaction
- Part One received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.54m viewers. It ranked at 52nd over the week.
- Part Two received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 8.96m viewers. It ranked at 51st over the week.
- Part Three received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.07m viewers. It ranked at 42nd over the week.
- Part Four received a 7-Day Viewing Figure from BARB of 9.40m viewers. It ranked at 56th over the week.
Story Notes
- This story acts as a prequel to Season 26's Battlefield.
- This was the final story to be filmed using the 625-line PAL setup after 23 years; from the 30th-anniversary special, The Lords of Time, the show would be filmed via PAL 480i 4:3 until Season 34.
Continuity
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Home Video Releases
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