Moondial vs The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin has the higher audience score (8.4/10 against 6.4/10 for Moondial). Moondial is the older of the two (1988 against 2026). Both are family shows, so they suit a similar mood.
Moondial
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin| Moondial | The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 8.4/10 |
| Year | 1988 | 2026 |
| Seasons | 1 | 1 |
| Genres | Family | Drama, Family |
| Country | – | – |
| Creator / director | – | Jeremy Boreing, Jesse V. Johnson |
| Main cast | Arthur Hewlett, Jacqueline Pearce, Joanna Dunham, Siri Neal | Colin Cunningham, Myles Clohessy, Daniel Fathers, Rose Reid, David Brooks |
Synopsis
Moondial
Moondial is a British television serial made for children by the BBC and transmitted in 1988, with a repeat in 1990. It was written by Helen Cresswell, who also wrote the novel on which the series was based. The story deals with a young girl, Minty, staying with her aunt after her mother is injured in a car accident. Minty spends much of her time wandering around the grounds of a nearby mansion, and is drawn to a moondial that enables her to…
The Pendragon Cycle: Rise of the Merlin
Merlin, the immortal son of the bard Taliesin and Atlantean Princess Charis, is followed through his tragic upbringing, descent into madness, and shocking disappearance, leading to the legend that surrounds him. Set before King Arthur's birth, Merlin, assumed dead or a myth, reemerges in sub-Roman Britain to unite the fractured kingdoms under threat from Saxon invaders.
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