User blog:MordredH/Merlin Officially Axed

(Embargoed to 0001 Monday November 26)

TWO-PART FINALE PLANNED FOR MERLIN

Press Association

Family drama series Merlin is to be axed after five years, with the current BBC1 run to be its last.

The BBC said the series about the young King Arthur and his put-upon wizard servant will come to a "natural and dramatic end" when it bows out with a two-part finale.

The show, which features veteran stars such as Richard Wilson and John Hurt, pulls in almost seven million viewers but is being ended by its creators .

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