Lancelot Rides To The Rescue!

In series one, Lancelot left Camelot under a cloud of shame and humiliation after he lied to King Uther in his bid to become a Knight. But Merlin predicted Lancelot would return and he does, to come between Arthur and Gwen (Guinevere). What brings him back? A dangerous mix-up which also leads Prince Arthur to defy his father and Merlin to get that special look in his eyes... Yes, it’s all happening in episode four of this fantastical family drama! The menace in Camelot’s midst is savage outlaw Hengist… He has kidnapped royal servant Gwen, mistaking her for Morgana, the orphaned ward of King Uther. That doesn’t stop Hengist demanding a ransom but Uther isn’t prepared to pay for a servant. Outraged, Arthur goes against his father’s orders and sets out to rescue Gwen. And Merlin doesn’t need to use any of his magic powers to see that Arthur isn’t acting the prince in shining armour just to save Morgana’s maid. Gwen (Guinevere) makes Arthur’s heart beat a little faster… But Lancelot lusts after Gwen, too and he has also ridden to her rescue, as Arthur discovers when he reaches Hengist’s castle. Lancelot has got to Gwen first and their feelings for each other are clear. Will Arthur retreat from his mission, or stay and fight for Gwen?

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Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix.

An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.