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    Kids TV TV Shows - 1970s 2 Mins Read

    Boy Merlin, The

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    1 9 7 9 (UK)
    6 x 30 minute episodes

    Young Merlin (Ian Rowlands) is the fatherless son of the princess, Lady Iamena (Jennifer Daniel), fostered by Welsh blacksmith Dafydd (Donald Houston) and his wife Blodwen (Margaret John) and brought up as their own.

    It is grandmother Myfanwy (Rachel Thomas) who knows of Merlin’s true destiny and foresees the time of King Arthur and it is she who teaches the boy the art of magic, despite Dafydd’s initial protests.

    Merlin makes an enemy the day King Vortigern’s (Neil McCarthy) envoy, the Saxon Thane Octa (James Smith), is sent to take back the son of Iamena. Vortigern wishes to build a tower in this Welsh wilderness and the mortar will be mixed with the blood of Iamena’s long lost son, Ambrosius – Octa suspects that Merlin is the lost prince.

    Merlin, under the tutelage of Myfanwy and her magic, sends him on his way by casting a spell on Octa’s horse.

    The series – a spin-off from the excellent Shadows anthology series –  pitted Octa against the young magician as he tries to obtain Merlin’s blood.

    Familiar aspects of Arthurian legend were woven into the episodes with the arrival of the Round Table and the appearance of The Lady Vivien of the Lake (Cyd Hayman) both featuring.

    A novel take on the Arthurian myth before the birth of Arthur, the production was largely studio-bound. The series was hampered by the onset of industrial action at ITV, with a TV Times dispute blacking out most promotion for the series.

    Merlin
    Ian Rowlands
    Dafydd
    Donald Houston
    Blodwen
    Margaret John
    Myfanwy
    Rachel Thomas
    Iefan
    Bryan Marshall
    Grimbald
    Derek Smith
    Octa
    James Smith
    Vortigern
    Neil McCarthy
    Conaan
    Meredith Edwards
    Rowena
    Hilary Tindall
    Vagabond
    Ray Barron
    Dermot
    Liam O’Callaghan
    Iamena
    Jennifer Daniel
    The Lady Vivien
    Cyd Hayman
    Uther
    Peter Mantle

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