The epic fifth series of fantasy drama Merlin continues on BBC One next weekend and Merlin’s life has never been in more danger, so when the mysterious Finna (Sorcha Cusack) offers to help him, is he right to trust her? Or will he find himself cornered with nowhere to run?

‘The Kindness of Strangers’ airs at 7.55pm on Saturday 8 December on BBC One. To whet your appetite, here are ten teasing lines of dialogue from the episode…

» ‘Only those possessed of exceptional magical power could ever hope to be one of the nine.’

» ‘He is your destiny Morgana, and he is your doom.’

» ‘If ever you held me in any regard, please do not do this.’

» ‘It’s not your body I’m interested in.’

» ‘There can be no greater duty.

» ‘I was rather hoping you’d say that.’

» ‘I haven’t seen him this happy in a long time.’

» ‘When you’ve spent a lifetime running you know all the places to hide’

» ‘Good morning. Though technically I think it’s still night.’

» ‘Great One!’

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