EPISODE
SEASON
Three friends must keep the kingdom safe and secure from the dark sorcerers. But Merlin has a dark secret which he has to protect but for that he has to use magic.
1942, Cranfield, Bedfordshire, England, UK
17 December 1976
27 March 1935, London, England, UK
1952, London, England, UK
9 April 1949, Dublin, Ireland
4 October 1953, Hertfordshire, England, UK
3 February 1970, Epsom, Surrey, England, UK
1 November 1976, Brighton, East Sussex, England, UK
17 November 1978, Cardiff, Wales, UK
10 June 1964, Nuneaton, Warwickshire, England, UK
14 August 1950, Liverpool, England, UK
3 April 1976, Stockport, Cheshire, England, UK
1980
27 April 1942, Birmingham, England, UK
22 August 1959, Bromsgrove, Worcestershire, England, UK
September 28, 2008
Even with its quirky charm, though, the show's formula begins to wear thin.
September 28, 2008
We see the royal audience comatose and covered in cobwebs and can't help identifying with them; comatose and cobwebby is pretty much how a viewer is likely to feel after surviving only the first 30 or 40 minutes.
September 28, 2008
The middling show plays too much like The O.C. with swords, crowns, and a cheesy CGI dragon.
September 28, 2008
Merlin is clearly shopping for tricks in the bargain bin.
September 28, 2008
Merlin demonstrates less skill at character building than the syndicated Legend of the Seeker.
September 28, 2008
There probably is a more congenial spot for happily-ever-aftering, but Merlin is not at all a bad place to start.
