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Sean Bean admits that he too was shocked at the fate of his Games of Thrones character when he read George R.R. Martins's novel.
The actor has played Ned Stark in the small screen adaptation of the novel and the penultimate episode of the series one saw an unexpected twist just before the credits rolled.
Speaking to MTV the actor said: "It's quite heroic. I didn't just get knocked off and nobody notices. Plenty of people noticed.It was a good one."
"He's such a predominant character, straight through all of it, and you think, 'Wait a minute, what's happening?'
"He's obviously been betrayed left and right and centre, but you never thought it would come to this.
"Even the shock on his face before it happens it's like, 'But we made a deal.' It's a pretty awful ending and the kids are watching as well."
And after a stint on TV Bean is set to return to the big screen having completed work on Soldiers of Fortune and Cleanskin with The Magnificent Eleven in the pipeline.
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