January 24, 2013 - DigitalSpy - Colin Morgan Wins NTA Award- Cast reactions

'Merlin' star Bradley James on Colin Morgan NTAs win: 'I'm beaming'

Published Jan 24 2013, 5:14am EST  |  By Morgan Jeffery

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The stars of Merlin have congratulated Colin Morgan on his win at last night's (January 23) National Television Awards.

Bradley James - who played Arthur on the BBC fantasy drama - said that he was "beaming with pride" following Morgan's triumph in the category of 'Drama Performance: Male'.

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"Don't know if it was obvious by the way I kept hitting him, but was and still am, beaming with pride for NTA 'Best Actor' Colin Morgan," he quipped on Twitter.

Rupert Young - Merlin's Sir Leon - also called Morgan "a legend and a worthy winner", while Alexander Vlahos (Mordred) described his co-star as "magnificent".

"Colin Morgan deserved that so much," wrote Vlahos. "Very fortunate to call him a friend and work alongside him."

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Eoin Macken (Sir Gwaine) also tweeted to poke fun at rival Downton Abbey, which beatMerlin in the drama category.

"We didn't have any slow motion cricket - can't compete with that," he teased.

Speaking after the NTAs last night, Colin Morgan claimed that the rumored Merlinmovie is unlikely to happen in the near future.

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