Merlin is being such a pain this series. First we get McKenzie Crook, who was Servalan and in Pirates of the Caribbean (well, and The Office, but I couldn’t make it through a whole episode of that, whatsisname annoyed me too much). Then last week we get a King going something along the lines of “Are you this great assassin?” when the answer was clearly, no, he’s Micky Bricks from Hustle with a silly beard. It amused me that after the beginning credits they put up a big “With Adrian Lester” credit, when it was clearly obvious he was in it.

Then this week I noticed in the beginning credits that Colin Salmon was in it. So I was prepared when he turned up, but was completely floored by a blonde woman, who I have no idea what her name was or what she said because I spent most of the time she was on screen trying to work out who she was. Eventually I realised she was Kerry from The Bill (the blonde PC, obviously, not the DC).

I could just really do with Merlin (and Doctor Who) not casting these big names because it really distracts from the story. I’m still trying to get to grips with it having Anthony Steward Head and Richard Wilson in it.

Mind you, what can you expect from a program named after the cat?