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The Last Kingdom

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Historical drama. A Saxon boy is taken by invading Danes. A quest for his homeland begins.

England, 872. A Saxon man, raised by Danes, must choose a side and play his part in the birth of a nation, alongside the man who would become known as King Alfred the Great.

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The Last Kingdom: Series 2

Alexander Dreymon

David Dawson

Ian Hart

Emily Cox

Tobias Santlemann

Alexandre Willaume

Ole Christoffer Ertvaag

Julia Bache-Wiig

Simon Kunz

Harry McEntire

Eliza Butterworth

Eva Birthistle

Gerard Kearns

Millie Brady

Bjorn Bengtsson

Peter McDonald

Peri Baumeister

Thure Lindhardt

Arnas Fedaravicius

Adrian Bouchet

Christian Hillborg

Jeppe Beck Laursen

David Schofield

Richard Rankin

Marc Rissmann

Erik Madsen

Ingar Helge Gimle

Christos Lawton

Daisy May

Mark Phelan

Martyn Ellis

Nigel Marchant

Gareth Neame

Stephen Butchard

Dominic Barlow

Peter Hoar

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The Last Kingdom: Series 2: Episode 1

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Episode 1

Series 2

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Uhtred, the fearless and instinctive warrior, begins his voyage north to reclaim his fate.

Historical drama. Uhtred, the fearless and instinctive warrior, begins his voyage north to reclaim his fate - to avenge Earl Ragnar's death and recapture his ancestral lands.

Series two returns to find Uhtred, the fearless and instinctive warrior, beginning his voyage north to reclaim his fate - to avenge Earl Ragnar's death and recapture his ancestral lands of Bebbanburg.

Alfred's conviction to unite the kingdoms of England is stronger than ever, and he sets his sights on the wild lands of the north, which have fallen into the control of savage Northmen.

Alfred champions a new king - a Christian Dane - to exert his influence beyond Wessex. This king has been enslaved and Uhtred becomes embroiled in a rescue mission which brings him face to face with an enemy of old.

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Uhtred continues to play his part in the birth of a nation, alongside King Alfred.

Warrior Uhtred continues to play his part in the birth of a nation, alongside King Alfred. Uhtred sets out to avenge his father's death and recapture his ancestral lands.

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