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"The exec producers of Merlin have admitted that they regret certain aspects of the show&amp;#039;s early years. At a press screening for the fantasy drama&amp;#039;s fifth series, Julian Murphy admitted that he is now &amp;quot;horrified&amp;quot; by how certain scenes were realised.  &amp;quot;If we look back at the first and second series, we&amp;#039;re pretty horrified at the way we executed it - genuinely - &amp;#039;cause we can do things so much better now,&amp;quot; he explained. &amp;quot;The look and feel of the show is richer and more detailed [now], and that had a real effect on how you experience it as a viewer. We&amp;#039;re quite proud of that shift.&amp;quot; Murphy also suggested that the BBC show&amp;#039;s storytelling has evolved alongside its visuals. &amp;quot;In terms of character, we&amp;#039;ve gone from telling relatively simplistic stories-of-the-week to [episodes that are] a little bit richer, [with] a little bit more psychology, a little bit more depth,&amp;quot; he said. &amp;quot;I think these shows can take that - if you look at a good Hollywood PG family film, you get all of that.&amp;quot; Merlin star Colin Morgan recently indicated that the fifth series will see &amp;quot;a maturing&amp;quot; of the show&amp;#039;s characters and themes. The show returns to BBC One next month. &amp;gt; Merlin exec on shock return, promises &amp;#039;amazing&amp;#039; scenes &amp;gt; Merlin execs: &amp;#039;The show needed to grow up a little bit&amp;#039; Watch a trailer for Merlin series five below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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