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*The following article is written from an Out of Universe perspective.*

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

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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

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Memorable Quotes

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Background Information

Development

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Production

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Post-Production

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Reaction

Story Notes

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Continuity

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Home Video Releases

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-{{Episode|doctor(s) = [[Eighth Doctor]]|companion(s) = [[Bernice Summerfield]]; [[Henrick]]|main_enemy = [[Morgaine]]; [[The Destroyer]]|main_setting(s) = [[Parallel Earth]], [[11th Century]]|written_by = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]|directed_by = [[Hettie MacDonald]]|produced_by = [[Chris Sanderman]]|season = 40|story_number = 246|original_air_date(s) = 30/08/2003 - 20/09/2003|original_release = BBC One|image2 = The Legend of Merlin.png|caption2 = Title card|previous_serial = [[Conundrum]]|next_serial = [[The Societal Step]]}}'''The Legend of Merlin '''was the sixth story of [[Season 40]]. It was written by [[Ben Aaronovitch]], directed by [[Hettie MacDonald]] and featured [[Richard Griffiths]] as [[Tenth Doctor|the Doctor]], [[Lisa Bowerman]] as [[Bernice Summerfield]] and [[John Banks]] as [[Henrick]].
+[[Henrick]]|main_enemy = [[Morgaine]]
+[[The Destroyer]]|main_setting(s) = [[Parallel Earth]], [[11th Century]]|written_by = [[Ben Aaronovitch]]|directed_by = [[Michael Kerringan]]|produced_by = [[Ian Fraser]]|season = [[Season 30 (Doctor Who) | Season 30]]|story_number = |original_air_date(s) = [[23 October (releases) | 23 October]]-[[13 November (releases) |13 November]] 1993|original_release = BBC1|image2 = 30x06.jpg|caption2 = |previous_serial = |next_serial = |format = 4x25 minutes|chapter = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two | Chapter Two]]|chapter_nuber = [[Doctor Who: Chapter Two#Part III | Part III]]|nNthReleasedInSeries = 176|aPrevReleasedInSeries = The Reverent Peril (serial)|sSeries = Doctor Who|aNextReleasedInSeries = The Lords of Time (episode)|nNthReleasedInAll = 179|aPrevReleasedInAll = The Reverent Peril (serial)|aNextReleasedInAll = The Lords of Time (episode)}}{{Realworld}}'''The Legend of Merlin '''was the sixth story of [[Season 30 (Doctor Who)|Season 30]]. It was written by [[Ben Aaronovitch]], directed by [[Michael Kerrigan]] and featured [[Richard Griffiths]] as [[Tenth Doctor|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.
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 ==Crew==
+{{Classiccrew|SeriesProducer = Ian Fraser|SeriesScriptEditor = Ben Aaronovitch|Writer = Ben Aaronovitch|Director = Michael Kerrigan|DOP = Ian Dow|ProductionDesigner = Nick Somerville|VisualEffects = Malcolm James|VisualEffects2 = Dave Chapman|Make-upDesigner = Helen Barrett|CastingDirector = Anne Henderson|Music = Mark Ayres|Editor = Dave King|Editor2 = Dinah Long|OriginalTheme = Ron Grainer|TitleMusic = Mark Ayres|TitleSequence = CAL Video|Lighting = John King|Designer = Malcolm Thornton|VisionMixer = Julie Mann|CostumeDesigner = Anushia Nieradzik|Writer2 = }}
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-* Viewers at the time were happy to see the doctors return for the 40th. Fans and critics responded overwhelmingly to the return of Griffiths, but more to Ben Aaronovitch writing the story with many feeling very nostalgic with the use of action and tension that still held up to their expectations. However, a few were critical of continuity references used to Battlefield, as well as most stories in this season.
-* Speaking to DWM in 2011, Aaronovitch said: ''"Watching the story back was such a treat. It was really helpful that out of most other stories, this one was prepared years in advance. I wrote Battlefield beforehand, so I knew what I was doing for those who though they spotted so many differences. The only thing I would've done to make the whole experience worthwhile was to have more confidence during my time and simply say "Yes, I think we should do this to understand the whole Merlin concept more" instead of keeping hold of it for ages. But I think looking back, the story suited Season 40 more as it had a much better budget (to make everything feel old!) and it was the time where everyone could look back fondly on the last 40 years of Doctor Who, which thankfully avoided more fans being new to the Merlin idea and not understanding it."''
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 ==Home Video Releases==
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-*This story was first released on VHS in 2003.
-DVD
-*This story along with the other stories in [[Season 40]] were included in [[the Complete Season 40 Box Set]] released in December 2003.
-*This story was included in [[The Complete Richard E Grant Era (DVD Box Set)]] in April 2012.
-*This story was included in [[the Complete Richard Griffiths Era (DVD Box Set)]] as a Bonus Disc.
 [[Category:Stories]]
 [[Category:Eighth Doctor stories]]