The last kingdom. Season one

Author

Stephen Butchard

Call Number

• DVD TV SERIES (CEN, OSH)

Languages

English subtitles for the deaf and hard of hearing.

Performers

Alexander Dreymon, David Dawson, Emily Cox, Tobias Santelmann, Adrian Bower, Thomas W. Gabrielsson, Simon Kunz, Harry McEntire, Rune Temte, Joseph Millson, Brian Vernel, Amy Wren, Charlie Murphy, Ian Hart, Eliza Butterworth, Eva Birthistle, Gerard Kearns, Alexandre Willaume, Julia Bache-Wiig, Ole Christoffer Ertvaag.

Publication Information

[Universal City, CA] : Studio Distribution Services

Physical Description

3 videodiscs (approximately 480 minutes) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.

Audience

Not rated.

Summary

The year is 872, and many of the separate kingdoms of what we now know as England have fallen to the invading Danes, leaving the great kingdom of Wessex standing alone and defiant under the command of King Alfred. Against this turbulent backdrop lives our hero, Uhtred. Born the son of a Saxon nobleman, he is captured by the Danes and raised as one of their own. Forced to choose between the country of his birth and the people of his upbringing, his loyalties are ever tested. What is he? Saxon or Dane? On a quest to reclaim his birthright, Uhtred must tread a dangerous path between both sides if he is to play his part in the birth of a new nation and, ultimately, recapture his ancestral lands.

Notes

Based on the novels by Bernard Cornwell.

Originally broadcast as individual episodes on BBC Two in 2015.

Bonus features: Creating the world of The last kingdom ; The making of The last kingdom ; The stunts of The last kingdom.