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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

09.16.2011 James Callis, Lindsay Duncan for "Merlin" roles

Merlin S03E05: The Crystal Cave - Merlin
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James Callis and Lindsay Duncan have signed up for guest roles on Merlin.

The pair will both appear in the fantasy drama's upcoming fourth series, it was recently confirmed at a special BFI screening.

Duncan will play the character of Queen Annis in the fourth episode. The actress has previously appeared in Doctor Who special 'The Waters of Mars', HBO and BBC co-production Rome and Tim Burton's 2010 film version of Alice in Wonderland.

Battlestar Galactica's Callis will feature in the fifth episode as Borden, an old pupil of Gaius (Richard Wilson).

His past credits include recurring roles on FlashForward and Syfy's recently-axed drama Eureka.

Whitechapel's Phil Davis and former Spooks star Gemma Jones have also signed up for guest roles, while Nathaniel Parker will join the regular cast as Agravaine, the uncle of Arthur (Bradley James).

Merlin co-creators Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy recently revealed that a film version of the hit series is in the works.

Merlin will return to BBC One next month.

http://www.digitalspy.com/british-tv/s53/merlin/news/a340762/james-callis-lindsay-duncan-for-merlin-roles.html

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