Exclusive: Rufus Sewell's Lord M could still return to Victoria: "Never say never!" 

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saw us (seemingly) say goodbye to one of the show\'s most popular characters, Lord Melbourne, played by Rufus Sewell.

While the Queen\'s first PM looked rather sickly in his last appearance during the third episode, it seems there is still scope for him to return in the future. After all, he hasn\'t died just yet.

"I loved Victoria and Lord M together so I wanted to bring him back [in series two] – Rufus is such a magical actor," series creator Daisy Goodwin told Digital Spy.

"And you know, he didn\'t actually die in the third episode so never say never [to another appearance]!"

She further explained: "It would have been odd if he had disappeared from her life entirely, I just think as she had more and more children, she saw less and less of him, but there was still a connection between them."

Goodwin suggested that M\'s appeal in the show largely rests in the will-they-won\'t-they nature of his relationship with Victoria.

"I think the appeal of Lord M is that people always like a relationship that can\'t happen, as well as a relationship that is meant to be – Albert is the right match for Victoria and Melbourne clearly wasn\'t," she continued.

"You can have a rapport with someone but that doesn\'t mean they are right for you – I think there is a lot of love out there for Vicbert as well as Vicborne!"

As for the future of the show, Goodwin gave us an update on where she is with the third series.

"I\'m taking the story quite slowly because it is so interesting and I don\'t want them to have to age massively. Five seasons would be great – I\'d love to get to when Victoria meets John Brown. Although just the words \'Albert\'s death\' makes me sad."

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