It’s possible that U.K. operatives are trying to take out fangirls around the world by exporting recent shows with some of the isle’s fittest lads: “Robin Hood” Jonas Armstrong, “Merlin” and Arthur Colin Morgan and Bradley James and “Primeval” dinosaur geek Andrew-Lee Potts.

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Autumn was spent prepping for ‘Mull – The Return’ which turned out to be a joyous if hectic affair with an almost entirely new crew decamping to the Isle of Mull Hotel. Shooting days were undeniably long (and during the horrendous November storms), and were spent all over the island, from Dervaig and Calgary Bay to Uishkin and Pennyghael. However, it was comforting to know that a swimming pool, steam and sauna were waiting for us upon our return (as well as a well stocked single malt bar).

Despite a collision with a stag at 30 mph (the car came off much much worse don’t worry) and the odd missed ferry, we stuck to the schedule and were thrilled at the performances from Natalie and Colin, who were faced with the challenge of having to reacquaint themselves with the characters of Nikki and Calum a full year later.

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Cameras will start rolling on the set of Ripple World Pictures’ new feature film ‘Parked’ on Monday, January 11th. ‘Parked’ is directed by Darragh Byrne (Wide Angle), written by Ciaran Creagh, and features an all star cast including Colm Meaney (The Damned United), Colin Morgan (Merlin), Milka Ahlroth (Twisted Roots), Stuart Graham (Hunger), Michael McElhatton (Happy Ever Afters) and David Wilmott (I Went Down).

The film’s tagline ‘Sometimes the person you least expect will change your life for ever’ introduces a story about the unlikely duo of Fred, a mobile homeless man who loses his London-based job at the start of the film and Cathal, a frenzied 21 year old with a serious dope problem.

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HOW DID WORKING ON THE SECOND SERIES OF MERLIN COMPARE TO THE FIRST RUN?
When we first started on the series, filming was new to me. So whenever you start on a second series you’re familiar with the technical things for a start. Also there’s the character – you know how to approach a scene, you know how to work with other actors. You also become a bit more confident with the guest stars, even though with the guest stars we get coming in, you sort of pinch yourself sometimes.

WHO DID YOU PARTICULARLY ENJOY WORKING WITH?
Charles Dance was brilliant, he played the Witchfinder in one of the episodes and he just had a lot of fun with it – and was genuinely quite intimidating. Mackenzie Crook (pictured below) was great in the first episode. I had a lot of fun with him because he had a lot of fun with the role. The guest star in the final episode, John Lynch, was probably my favourite because I got to work with him quite a lot.

DO YOU OFTEN WATCH MERLIN TO EXAMINE YOUR PERFORMANCE?
With this kind of show it’s kind of hard to actually study your performance. I think you shouldn’t really try to do that, because so much stuff is done in post-production with Merlin, in terms of special effects and music. When you watch it back you’re often seeing yourself in a scene with a monster or creature that obviously wasn’t there when you were doing it.

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Isn’t it fantastic that Northern Ireland has produced one of the most successful British TV actors in decades — and he’s such a sweet guy too.

Yes, Jimmy Nesbitt’s done alright for himself and I’m always pleased to see the increasingly impressive Ciaran McMenamin on telly, but Armagh’s Colin Morgan — the 23-year-old baby-face who plays the lead in the BBC’s Merlin — has gone one better than any of them.

Now that NBC has bought the rights for Merlin, making it the first British drama for 30 years to be shown on American network TV, Colin’s a big star in America. David Tennant would kill for that kind of exposure but as far as the States goes, he’s still stuck on cable channel BBC America.

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Merlin will return to BBC One next year for a third series, it has been announced.

The fantasy series, which stars Colin Morgan as a young mythical wizard, has been a Saturday night ratings success since its debut in 2008.

BBC controller of drama commissioning Ben Stephenson said of the show: “With its mix of magic, adventure and humour, Merlin is perfect Saturday evening family television, and we are thrilled that Shine Television will be creating a new series for BBC One.

“I’m looking forward to seeing what adventures our popular young wizard, and his friends in Camelot, will go on in series three.”

The second series of Merlin launched earlier this year to a healthy 5.08 million viewers for BBC One and since averaged 5.15 million over its 10-episode run.

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There will be Christmas magic in the air on Thursday November 12 when the cast of Merlin swap Camelot for Cardiff to turn on this year’s Christmas Lights at the Civic Centre on Thursday November 12 (from 5.30pm).

>Merlin stars, including Colin Morgan who plays Merlin, Bradley James who plays King Arthur Angel Coulby who plays Gwen , Katie McGrath who plays Morgana will join acclaimed British actor Anthony Head who plays Uther in switching on the lights and officially opening bmibaby Cardiff Winter Wonderland.

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Join BAFTA at the London Children’s Film Festival for an afternoon dedicated to the magic of Merlin. We will be joined by cast members Collin Morgan (Merlin), Bradley James (Arthur) and Katie McGrath (Morgana) the original writers and creators for Shine Limited productions, plus many of the keep creative team involved across the production from stunts to make up.

We will be announcing more names so please check out the BAFTA website nearer the time.

We have a limited number of tickets available free to BAFTA members – to reserve your places please email events@bafta.org

Non members can book via londonchildrenfilm.org.uk

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Camelot’s jousting tournament is fast approaching and Arthur is determined to win it on his own merit, despite suspecting that the knights are letting him win because he is the prince, as the magical family drama continues.

With the help of Merlin and Gwen he goes undercover, taking lodgings at Gwen’s house while the tournament is on. But Arthur is in for a shock when Gwen challenges him to give up his spoilt, lofty ways. Will he be able to shake the habits of a lifetime as easily as he did his princely robes, and why does he care so much what Gwen thinks anyway?

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Are we imagining it, or is something going on between Arthur and Merlin? asks David Knox.

“Arthur drank a lot. Usually, Merlin would drag him back to his room while Arthur giggled and blushed and groped him. Tonight though, Arthur had allowed his manservant to drink alongside him, and by the end of the night Arthur giggled and blushed and groped as always, but Merlin didn’t resist.” – Merlin fansite.

With the pretty boy looks of Colin Morgan as Merlin, and the steely resolve of his blonde, youthful master Arthur (Bradley James), is it any wonder there are now countless blogs and ’slash fiction’ sites creating their own gay shrine to the hit series? Merlin has it all – not the least of which is the ‘magic’ secret he can never share with his best friend.

But Morgan, 23, merely laughs at the suggestion his young wizard has the hots for the Prince of Camelot.

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