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Merlin 1998 TV Series | Helena Bonham Carter, Sam Neill, John Gielgud



What's your review of the 1998 TV series Merlin? It stars Helena Bonham Carter, Sam Neill, and Joghn Gielgud. #Merlin #HelenaBonhamCarter #JohnGielgud Do you want to watch Merlin? Did you enjoy the full show or just parts of it? Scroll down for more information!


About Merlin


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Merlin plot from IMDb: "Legendary wizard Merlin tells his story of his war against Queen Mab of the Sidhe and his creation of Camelot."


The trailer can be found online.


Cast and Characters:

Sam Neill as Merlin

Daniel Brocklebank as teenage Merlin

Miranda Richardson as Queen Mab and The Lady of The Lake (twin sisters)

Isabella Rossellini as Nimue

Agnieszka Kozon as teenage Nimue

Martin Short as Frik

Paul Curran as Arthur

Helena Bonham Carter as Morgan le Fay

Alice Hamilton as young Morgan le Fay

Rutger Hauer as King Vortigern

James Earl Jones as the Rock of Ages

John Gielgud as King Constant

Billie Whitelaw as Ambrosia

Lena Headey as Guinevere

Jason Done as Mordred

Rachel De Thame as Igraine

Mark Jax as Uther

Jeremy Sheffield as Lancelot

Sebastian Roché as Gawain

John McEnery as Lord Ardente

Roger Ashton-Griffiths as Sir Boris

Nicholas Clay as Lord Leo

Robert Addie as Sir Gilbert

Keith Baxter as Sir Hector

Nickolas Grace as Sir Egbert

John Turner as Lord Lot

Peter Woodthorpe as Soothsayer


Written by Edward Khmara, David Stevens, Peter Barnes

Directed by Steve Barron

Theme music composer: Trevor Jones

Producers: Dyson Lovell, Robert Halmi Sr.

Cinematography: Sergey Kozlov

Running time: 182 minutes

Distributor: Hallmark Entertainment

Budget: $30 million

Original network: NBC

Original release: April 26, 1998 – April 27, 1998

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