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"Liam Cunningham has won a role in the BBC&amp;#039;s Merlin. The Game of Thrones star will appear in the fantasy drama&amp;#039;s fifth series, Digital Spy can exclusively reveal.  &amp;quot;We can confirm that... Liam Cunningham is going to appear in series five, along with returning guest stars Lindsay Duncan (Queen Annis) and Janet Montgomery (Princess Mithian),&amp;quot; the BBC said. Digital Spy also has an exclusive first-look image of Cunningham on-set (above), as well as a behind-the-scenes picture of Merlin star Colin Morgan (below).  Merlin creators Johnny Capps and Julian Murphy previously told DS that the series could continue beyond the upcoming fifth run. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;ve always planned five series, but it depends on how popular the show is,&amp;quot; said the pair. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s every possibility it could continue.&amp;quot; &amp;gt; Game of Thrones Liam Cunningham to appear in Merlin? &amp;gt; Katie McGrath on the Merlin finale, series five and movie Watch a clip from the last series of Merlin below:      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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