Season 1 • Episode 2
LatestTofi, Leofric and Ordgar are reinforced by the Viking warrior Snorri as they race south to save Crowhurst and defend England from the Norman invasion.
In this blend of historical drama and original source material, the story of this decisive year is remagined, not from the saddles of kings and conquerors, but through the eyes of the ordinary men who fought on their behalf.
Direction
Justin Hardy shoots mud and blood like it's poetry.
Production
Recreating 11th century Sussex on a BBC budget is witchcraft.
Writing
Dialogue in reconstructed Old English — they committed to the bit.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Mike Bailey (Tofi) was previously Sid in Skins, making this the most jarring career pivot in British television.
The series was commissioned for the 1066 anniversary and deliberately countered traditional 'great man' historiography — the peasants here don't even get named in the Domesday Book.
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