Game of Thrones Season Five - SPOILER ALERT

5 September 2014

This is an official Game of Thrones Season Five Newsbeat spoiler alert.

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SPOILER ALERT

Kristian Nairn, who plays Hodor, has confirmed that his character will not be featured in the fifth series of the show.

Bran Stark, played by Isaac Hempstead-Wright, will also not be in the new series, which has yet to be given a premiere date.

Both characters have had major roles throughout the series, but will not feature in any of the next ten episodes.

Speaking to Yahoo, Nairn said: "We have a season off, solely because I imagine our storyline is up to the end of the books."

When we last saw Hodor, who only ever says his own name, his main responsibility was to carry around Bran, who is paraplegic.

According to Nairn, people often tell him he's got the easiest job in the show, but he says it's actually difficult to not sound "panto".

During his time off, he says he'll be "gallivanting all over the world" with his new DJ-act 'Rave of Thrones'.

Filming for season five has already begun and is expected be on our screens in early 2015.