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Bloody, brooding historical spectacle with clashing faiths, shifting loyalties and grim battlefields that keeps you braced for the next betrayal.
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The Last Kingdom
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About British television series
Genres historical drama
Created by Jamie Donoughue, Nick Murphy, Jan Matthys, Erik Leijonborg, Andy De Emmony, Peter Hoar
Written by Sophie Petzal, Stephen Butchard
Starring Rutger Hauer, Matthew Macfadyen, Bernard Cornwell, Eivør Pálsdóttir, Jason Flemyng, Paul Ritter, Ian Hart, Toby Regbo
Music John Lunn
Length 6 seasons, 46 episodes
Network BBC Two
Country United Kingdom
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