Merlin’s complete fifth series boxset, out last week, has hit the No.1 spot in the TV DVD charts.

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The boxset features all 13 episodes from the show’s final series, as well as a unique extra, generated by Merlin Facebook fans. The extras disc includes a selection of fifteen fan-generated videos of classic Merlin scenes – acted by the fans themselves. This unique content was part of a competition in the build-up to the boxset’s release and saw many hundreds of fans take part, with thousands more spreading the word and pre-ordering the DVD.

Fremantle Media’s Tristan Whitlam commented: “The fan video idea was a great way of generating real interest in the DVD. Merlin fans are passionate about the show with over 1 million of them on the Merlin Facebook page. We knew that if we could engage with them in something that was fun and inclusive, we could potentially see some amazing pre-order numbers, which we have done. Like Colin’s Award last week, our success with the DVD is thanks to the amazing Merlin fans.”

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