Which do you think is stronger, Arthur’s romance with Gwen or his bromance with Merlin?
“I’ve been very lucky actually. It’s kind of one of those parts. I was rubbing my hands at the potential of being able to do all the physical stuff. I’ve always been heavily involved in sports. Sport lends itself to playing the part. So I was really looking forward to doing the fight sequences and all the physical stuff. And it was kind of a case of almost being thrown into the deep end and learning to sword fight as we’re filming, and learning routines…and I’ve been very lucky to have a chap called Andreas Petrides who was part of the stunt team for Gladiator. And he’s done a lot of work with me, and the sword fighting aspect of the show. I’m very lucky to have his teaching because he’s got me up to speed very quickly. I’m very thankful for that because it makes it all more fun to do when you know what you’re doing. I swing a sword round, for Christ’s sake. [laughs] It’s a bit of a boy’s dream, really.”