THE TIME TUNNEL

MERLIN THE MAGICIAN - by William Welch


In sixth century England, Merlin the magician Forces Tony and Doug to help Arthur, the future King, rid the country of his Viking enemies.

Ann, Kirk and Swain are startled when Doug and Tony are frozen in the Vortex of Time. Suddenly, they too are frozen in place. Merlin appears before them, then, with a gesture, he calls the Time Travellers before him and orders them into his service. Tony and Doug materialize in a rocky glade and are immediately attacked by Vikings. Overpowering them, Tony turns to face the young Arthur, who asks them to join him against his Viking enemies. As Arthur leads them away from his Father's castle, now held by the Vikings, they are again attacked. Doug is run through with a sword, while Tony and Arthur are ordered taken as prisoners by Wogan, a Viking Chieftain. In a dungeon, Tony manages to regain consciousness. He escapes, as Doug, seriously wounded, is being tended by Guinevere. Merlin appears and miraculously orders Doug, with no evidence of a wound, to his feet. At the castle, Tony, disposing of the prison guards, Finds Arthur unconscious, Doug, determined to rescue his friend, starts out alone For the castle. The Tunnel technicians are ready to switch Doug and Tony, when Merlin appears and warns them not to move the Travellers. Meanwhile, Wogan, searching for the escaped prisoner;, discovers a dagger and recaptures them. Guinevere has followed Doug, offering to show him the way, but they are both taken by the Vikings and Doug is chained to the dungeon wall alongside Tony and Arthur. Wogan then goes to the dungeon and orders the death of the prisoners. A bowman left to execute them, sends an arrow through Arthur's heart, but Merlin appears and reverses the action, restoring Arthur to life and freeing them from their chains. Escaping, Doug goes to rally the knights loyal to Arthur. Using his last miracle, Merlin, knowing Vikings fear only Vikings, transforms the knights into Vikings. When the attack begins, Tony rescues Guinevere and Arthur. Victorious, Merlin is predicting the glorious future of Arthur when Tony and Doug, watching, suddenly vanish, which is no surprise to Merlin.
C A S T

Dr. Tony Newman ................. James Darren 
Dr. Doug Phillips ............... Robert Colbert 
Dr. Ann MacGregor ............... Lee Meriwether 
Lt.Gen. Heywood Kirk ............ Whit Bissell 
Dr. Raymond Swain ............... John Zaremba


G U E S T  C A S T

Merlin .......................... Christopher Cary
Guinevere ....................... Lisa Jak
King Arthur ..................... Jim McMullan
Wogan  .......................... Vincent Beck

Associate Producer .............. Jerry Briskin
Director ........................ Harry Harris

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Created: 97/04/24 Updated: 97/12/02