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"The BBC has released a new trailer for the finale of Merlin.  The show will end after five series later this month with a special two-part story called &amp;#039;The Diamond of the Day&amp;#039;.      The trailer shows Morgana (Katie McGrath) preparing for war on Camelot, with a vengeful Mordred (Alexander Vlahos) at her side and appearing to forge a sword with Aithusa&amp;#039;s breath.  A series of images from the final episodes were released by the BBC in conjunction with the announcement that the show was coming to a close last month.   Speaking about the show&amp;#039;s upcoming end, Colin Morgan (Merlin) said: &amp;quot;From the beginning, this was always going to be a five-year journey that we embarked on, and I think the show has run its natural course.  &amp;quot;The show has grown and grown each year and now we&amp;#039;ve arrived at its strongest point and we&amp;#039;ve achieved what we set out to do... I know this is the end, and I know this is goodbye, but thank you for being there on the journey with us because it has been a lot of fun!&amp;quot; Merlin continues on Saturday, December 22 at 7.55pm, with the last ever episode airing on December 24 at 8.15pm on BBC One. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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