MERLIN
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Peter Benson
Nicholas Clay
John Gielgud
Timothy Bateson
Miranda Richardson
Agnieszka Koson
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Miniseries set in medieval times, focusing on Merlin, the legendary teacher-court magician of King Arthur, from Sir Thomas Malory's novel "Morte d'Arthur." Merlin uses his powers to travel in time; battle Mab, the Queen of Darkness, and the evil, bewitching Morgan Le Fey; educate a future king; and
Cast
Peter Benson
Nicholas Clay
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John Gielgud
Timothy Bateson
Miranda Richardson
Agnieszka Koson
Susan Rayner
Jeremy Peters
Vernon Dobtcheff
Martin Short
Talula Sheppard
John Turner
Jeremy Sheffield
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John Mcenery
Alice Hamilton
Nickolas Grace
Emma Lewis
Sebastian Roché
Janine Eser
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Isabella Rossellini
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Sam Neill
Keith Baxter
Dilya Lane
Peter Eyre
Peter Woodthorpe
Paul Curran
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Billie Whitelaw
Robert Addie
Helena Bonham Carter
Justin Girdler
Peter Bayliss
Mark Jax
Charlotte Church
Camilla Oultram
Thomas Lockyer
Rutger Hauer
Daniel Brocklebank
Lena Headey
Joseph Mawle
John Tordoff
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James Earl Jones
Rachel Colover
Jason Done
Roger Ashton-griffiths
Crew
Harry Audley
Avtar Bains
Peter Barnes
Andrea Barron
William Bartlett
Bruce Bigg
Brian Bishop
Mike Boone
Loren Boothby
Jean Bourne
Dennis Bovington
Ruth Breslaw
Terry Bridle
Daryl Bristow
Chris Brock
Karen Brookes
Murray Butler
Paul Carr
Peter Casey
Nuala Conway
Nuala Conway
Richard Conway
Sam Conway
Matthew Cope
Mark Coulier
Nick Coward
Gerry Crampton
Noel Davis
David Eltham
Bryon Fear
Charlotte Finlay
Catherine Frift
Mike Frift
Stephen Gilmour
Peter Glossop
Gerry Gore
John Greaves
Colin Green
Tim Greenwood
Darrell Guyon
Roger Hall
Robert Halmi
Stephen Hamilton
Toby Hefferman
Andy Hennigan
Robin Higgs
Sarah Hinch
Helen Holdcroft
Andrew Holder
Ann Hollowood
John Ireland
Trevor Jones
Ed Khmara
John King
Sonja Klaus
Eddie Knight
Sergei Kozlov
Louise Kramskoy
Lynn Kressel
Stefan Lange
Alan Lee
Kevin Lester
Oded Levy
Tim Lewiston
Dyson Lovell
Justine Luxton
Terry Madden
Thomas Malory
Kylie Marr
Kylie Marr
Simon Marsden
Paula Mcbreen
Shaun Mills
Simon Mills
Stewart Monteith
Tim Osborne
John Payne
Jonathan Pilcher
Dermot Power
Stuart Reid
George Roper
Pedro Sabrosa
Jonathan Scott
Victoria Seale
Aileen Seaton
Aileen Seaton
Martin Shepherd
Amber Sibley
David Stevens
Dominic Strevens
Vonn Stropp
Richard Styles
Gareth Tandy
Chris Thompson
Rebecca Tucker
John Turner
Oliver Upton
Jane Walker
Jane Walker
Fiona Walkinshaw
Terry Walsh
Norma Webb
Norma Webb
Tim Webber
George White
Helen Williams
Tim Willis
Angus Wilson
David Yardley
Film Details
Technical Specs
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video August 18, 1998
Aired in United States April 26, 1998
Aired in United States April 27, 1998
Budget source: Variety 08/17/1998
Estimated budget: $28,000,000
Began shooting October 27, 1997.
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Henry Thomas was originally cast as King Arthur.