BBC's Merlin

[ailbhe]

My little sister and I grew up sharing a school bus ride with stars of Fair City and then later our teachers became newsreaders and the children of soap stars became teachers and so we were used to being one or two steps away from nationally famous people (Ireland, pop. 3 million ish).

So when my little sister said that her friend Katie (the bridesmaid who helped me find somewhere for Linnea to sleep after she was sick at the wedding) was in a series called Merlin, I didn't think much of it.

But actually, it looks like the BBC's Merlin is a biggish deal. Has anyone seen it? Is the woman playing Morgana good? I'm almost afraid to watch it in case I don't like it, because Katie is lovely, always has been, but I have no idea how good the show is. I'm fairly sure she can act, though.