“Immediately you see Camelot in a different state,” Morgan (Merlin) told SFX, “one that [Arthur’s] wanting it to be, and Merlin finds his place in that as well.”

“We’ve got a lot closer to the Camelot Arthur’s been trying to achieve,” added James (Arthur), “and having got there it’s now under threat.”

Morgan, who previously described Merlin and Arthur’s relationship in Series 5 as “strained”, also clarified that the core humour of the pair’s relationship will be remaining the same.

“There’s definitely a maturing in general of the whole series,” he acknowledged, “but the banter’s still there between the two characters because that’s who they’ll always be, even though their situations are a lot more serious.”

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