Colin Morgan appears to have ruled out the long-rumoured Merlin movie, or appearing in any potential show spin-offs.

Speaking to the Telegraph: “I don’t think I’d be breaking any rules if I said I don’t think there will be any more. It would be the opposite of what I want to be — not the project, but being static. As an actor, you need to be versatile. You need to challenge yourself.

“Merlin was five years of my life. I enjoyed every year, every day. I had a brilliant time on it,” he says. “But I’d be lying if I didn’t say I wanted to do more.”

However he thanks the fans for the support and his award win: “Entering into other projects afterwards, they’re there supporting you. It’s amazing. For a little while it was kind of an unsung hero of a show, so I felt I could fly the flag for it a bit up there.”